TY - BOOK AU - McGrath, Carol, TI - The stolen crown SN - 9781472297341 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2023///. CY - London : PB - Headline Accent, KW - Matilda, KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Medieval period, 1066-1485 KW - Fiction KW - Biographical fiction KW - fast KW - Historical fiction N2 - "When Princess Matilda is eighteen years old, tragedy strikes the royal family, and she becomes the only child of the king of England - the de facto heir to the throne. As her dying father persuades the barons to pledge allegiance to her, Matilda returns to England - but the lords and clergy do not like an independent woman. And Matilda is nothing if not headstrong . . . When the old king dies, the country is plunged into instant chaos. So begins a fierce battle between cousins that will go down in history as a time called 'The Anarchy'. And Matilda must race across England, evading capture until she can demand the crown . . "--Provided by publisher ER -