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    ALSO ON THE BOOKSHELF

    Mar 19, 2020 2 minutes
    WORDS BY ELLIE CAWTHORNE AND MATT ELTON

    MEDIEVAL

    Medieval powerhouse

    s the daughter of Henry I, Matilda had a strong claim to the English throne. But the nation was thrown into chaos when she became embroiled in a long and bitter fight for the crown with her cousin, Stephen. This fast-moving biography of one of the medieval world’s great

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