Blanche of Castile Queen of France Author:Lindy Grant This is the first modern scholarly biography of Blanche of Castile, whose identity has until now been subsumed in that of her son, the saintly Louis IX. A central figure in the politics of medieval Europe, Blanche was a sophisticated patron of religion and culture. Through Lindy Grant?s engaging account, based on a close analysis of Blanche?s ho... more »usehold accounts and of the social and religious networks on which her power and agency depended. Blanche is revealed as a vibrant and intellectually-questioning personality.« less