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The birth of the chess queen : how her majesty transformed the game

Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector. Birth of the Chess Queen examines the five centuries between the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of medieval courts and internal struggles for power.

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  • "Birth of the chess queen"
  • "Xi yang qi wang hou de li shi"
  • "西洋棋王后的歷史"

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  • ""[Examines] the politics and culture of medieval Europe, the institution of queenship, and the reflections of royal power in the figure of the chess queen"--Page [3] of jacket."
  • "Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector. Birth of the Chess Queen examines the five centuries between the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of medieval courts and internal struggles for power."@en

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  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Geschiedenis (vorm)"

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  • "The birth of the chess queen : how her majesty transformed the game"
  • "The birth of the chess queen : how her majesty transformed the game"@en
  • "Guo ji xiang qi"wang hou" dan sheng ji = Birth of the Chess Queen"
  • "Birth of the chess queen"
  • "Birth of the chess queen"@en
  • "女王駕到 : 西洋棋王后的歷史 [= Birth of the chess queen : a history]"
  • "Nu wang jia dao : xi yang qi wang hou de li shi"
  • "Nü wang jia dao : xi yang qi wang hou de li shi [= Birth of the chess queen : a history]"
  • "Birth of the chess queen a history"@en
  • "女王駕到 : 西洋棋王后的歷史"
  • "Hē gennēsē tēs vasilissas tou skakiou"
  • "国际象棋"王后"诞生记 = Birth of the Chess Queen"
  • "Birth of the chess queen : a history"@en
  • "Birth of the chess queen : a history"

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