| Description |
1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Series |
Lives of Royal Women Series |
|
Lives of Royal Women Series
|
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Queens, Consorts, Concubines -- Defining Queenship -- Sources -- The Rise of Wessex -- Consorts of the West Saxon Dynasty -- Chapter Overview -- 1 Æthelflæd: Lady of the Mercians -- Sources for Æthelflæd's Life -- Youth, Family, and Marriage, c.870-899 -- The Period of Co-rule, 899-911 -- The Period of Sole Rule, 911-918 -- A Lady or a Queen? -- 2 Eadgifu: Queen Consort, Queen Mother, Queen Grandmother |
|
5 Afterlives and Legacies -- From Alfred to the Norman Conquest -- Anglo-Norman Hagiography -- Anglo-Norman Histories -- Later Medieval Transmissions -- The Reception of Pre-Norman Queens -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Sources for Eadgifu's Life -- Youth, Family, and Marriage, c.903-924 -- From Exile to Queen Mother, 924-955 -- From Exile to Queen Grandmother, 955-c.966 -- Life Cycles of Queenship -- 3 Ælfthryth: Anointed Queen -- Sources for Ælfthryth's Life -- Youth, Family, and Marriage, c.945-c.964 -- Queen Consort and Coronation, c.964-975 -- Queen Regent and Queen Mother, 975-c.1000 -- The Vulnerability of Reputation -- 4 Queenship as Political Office -- Becoming Queen -- Mediators, Allies, Intercessors -- Religious Patronage -- Lands, Prerogatives, Revenues -- Potestas Reginae |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9781040020289 |
|
1040020283 |
|
