About the Author

Katherine Pangonis is a historian specialising in the medieval world of the Mediterranean and Middle East. She holds MA degrees in literature and history from Oxford University and University College London. She has a particular interest in rewriting the voices of women into the historical narrative, re-examining understudied areas of history and bringing her findings into the public eye. Travel is central to her research process, and that is how she spends most of her time.

Reviews

Luminous . . . Both sophisticated and delightfully wide-ranging -- Daisy Dunn * Daily Telegraph *
Pangonis's combination of familiar and unfamiliar places is one of the great attractions of the book . . . This is a vividly written book to savour and enjoy, whether criss-crossing the Mediterranean or lounging in an armchair dreaming of it -- David Abulafia * The Spectator *

PRAISE FOR QUEENS OF JERUSALEM:

Intelligent, perceptive, humane

-- William Dalrymple
Important and inspiring -- Bettany Hughes
Fascinating, intriguing, exciting -- Simon Sebag Montefiore
Breathtaking. The pace never lags. Pangonis is impeccably true to the reality of the time and place * Wall Street Journal *