{"product_id":"the-memoirs-of-helene-kottanner-1439-1440-paperback","title":"The Memoirs of Helene Kottanner (1439-1440) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaya Bijvoet Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEye-witness account of the theft of the crown of St Stephen in 15c Hungary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelene Kottanner was servant and confidante of the widowed Queen Elizabeth of Hungary (1409-1442). This is her first-person account of the part she played in the theft of the holy crown of St Stephen from the treasury of the royalstronghold Visegrad on 20 February, 1440, when the crown was smuggled out of the stronghold hidden in a pillow. It was immediately rushed on a sled to the queen, who within hours of its arrival at her castle in Komorn was delivered of a baby boy, Ladislaus Posthumous (1440-1457), who was crowned king of Hungary three months later. Helene Kottanner's account is unconsciously revealing about herself and her ambitions, allowing a rare glimpse into the innerworld of a late-medieval woman.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 91\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 8.32 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782293160224,"sku":"9780859914628","price":31.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ae4279b0e42daf6947f354cc07b72e67.webp?v=1780567271","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-memoirs-of-helene-kottanner-1439-1440-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}