Tracy Borman lays out Matilda's remarkable story against one of the most fascinating and transformative periods in European history. Stirring, richly detailed, and wholly involving, Queen of the Conqueror reveals not just an extraordinary figure but an iconic woman who shaped generations, and an era that cast the essential framework for the world we know today.

"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain as Matilda: queen of the conqueror by Jonathan Cape ... in 2011"--T.p. verso.

"Of kingly line" -- William the Bastard -- The rough wooing -- Birth of a dynasty -- Duchess of Normandy -- Earl Harold -- Conquest -- "A fatal disaster" -- Queen of England -- "The English tumults" -- "Mutual and lasting hostility" -- "Matilda, wealthy and powerful" -- A "wholly wretched mother" -- "A faithless wife" -- "Murmurs of loud and heartfelt grief" -- "The storms of troubles" -- "Mother of Kings.".