Albany Junior High School Library

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making history for 900 years /
Philippa Gregory ; illustrated by Alexis Snell.

277 pages :

illustrations, portraits.
Contents: 1066-1348 Doomsday -- 1348-1455 Normal women rise -- 1455-1485 Normal women go to war -- 1485-1660 Normal women meet the 'weaker vessel' -- 1660-1764 Normal women are locked out of their lands... and into their homes -- 1764-1857 Normal women divided -- 1857-1928 Normal women break out of the separate sphere -- 1928-1945 Normal women enter the world -- 1945-1994 Normal women's world expands -- Independence Day Normal women own themselves.
Summary: This book is a radical retelling of the story of Britain--not of the rise and fall of kings and the occasional queen, but of social and cultural change, powered by the determination, persistence and effectiveness of women, from 1066 to modern times.