The Lady Queen by Nancy Goldstone
Life is full of ‘bad days’ – if you think you’re having one of them, or even a calendar full of them, this book might help to put things into perspective. It’s a portrait of a lady whose days are potholed with treachery from the moment she’s born.
I read this book whilst in Naples, not far from the solid black towers of Castel Nuovo, or il Maschio Angioino (the Angevin Keep), where Queen Joanna (born in 1326 – died in 1382), spends much of her life.
The Phraser 