This was a fabulously written and researched book about Edith/then Matilda who went on to become known as Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, or Matilda of Blessed Memory, was Queen of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I. She acted as regent of England on several occasions during Henry's absences: in 1104, 1107, 1108 and 1111.

Her father was King Malcolm III of Scotland and her mother was Margaret of Wessex, known as being extremely pious and then being canonized. Mathilda was also a very pious woman and a very loyal, true wife to her husband. Although her husband Henry went on to father countless illegitimate children, they only had two children Matilda who went on to become Empress Matilda and William Adeline, the only air who unfortunately died on the White Ship disaster on November 25, 1120. Thankfully his mother predeceased him in 1118, and never witnessed his death.

This unfortunately left King Henry with no legitimate male heir, so he remarried in 1121 to Adeliza of Louvain.

I so enjoyed this book that I'm going to be looking further into the historical individuals and into the author to see if she's written any other books.