Resultados para "Matilda" en Histórico

Questo breve e denso libretto si propone di scoprire il segreto della personalità di Matilde mettendosi in sintonia con i moti del suo animo e restituendone la complessità. Non si tratta tanto di una biografia quanto di un ritratto morale: Matilde, una delle donne più potenti e guerriere del Medioevo, pur dotata del coraggio di affrontare gravi vicende politiche e militari, è una figura malinconica e sola.

By 1120, Henry was perhaps the most formidable ruler in Europe, with an enviable record on the battlefield, immense lands and wealth and unprecedented authority in his kingdoms. Everything he had worked so hard for was finally achieved, and he was ready to hand it on to his beloved son and heir, William Ætheling. Henry I and his retinue set out first. The White Ship - considered the fastest afloat - would follow, carrying the young prince. Spoilt and arrogant, William had plied his comrades and crew with drink from the minute he stepped aboard....