As courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I of England, Joanna, Queen of Naples, was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name. |a The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial-and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. |a The trial - The kingdom of Naples - The court of Robert the Wise - The kingdom of Hungary - A royal apprenticeship - The foolish legacy of Robert the Wise - Papal politics - Nest of vipers - Under siege - The world at war - The scales of justice - The return of the queen - Foreign and domestic relations - Queen of Sicily - The queen and her court - The quest for an heir - Queen and pope - Six funerals and a wedding - The great schism - The fall of the queen.
|a Includes bibliographical references (p. |a The Lady queen : |b the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily / |c Nancy Goldstone.
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