The King’s Women
By Deryn Lake
France in the Middle Ages: a country torn by internecine strife, at its head a frightened youth, the Dauphin Charles. Isabeau and the mad King disinherit Charles, acknowledging King Henry V of England as heir to the kingdom. Charles’ fortunes continue to flounder, but his hopes are kept alive by the women in his life: the magnificent Yolande of Aragon; his wife Marie; but above all Jehanne, the girl who will ride at the head of his army, who will be known to legend as Joan of Arc…
