UID:
almahu_9949747527402882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages) :
,
illustrations, maps.
ISBN:
9781003165453
,
1003165451
,
9781040020289
,
1040020283
,
9781040020302
,
1040020305
Series Statement:
Lives of royal women
Content:
"This book offers a comprehensive, biography-led examination of queenship in England between 850 and 1000, tracing the development of the queen's role from bed companion to institutional office. Early English Queens 850-1000 gives important insights into the role women played in the first 150 years of the West Saxon dynasty, offering a compelling narrative that will appeal to students and scholars of early medieval England and royal studies"--
Note:
Figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Queens, consort, concubines -- Æthelflæd: Lady of the Mercians -- Eadgifu: Queen Consort, Queen Mother, Queen Grandmother -- Ælfthryth: Anointed Queen -- Queenship as political office -- Afterlives and legacies -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: Firth, Matthew. Early English queens, 850-1000 New York : Routledge, 2024 ISBN 9780367760939
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003165453
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003165453
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