Untertitel:: Queenship and Power
Herausgeber:: Aidan Norrie / Carolyn Harris / J.L. Laynesmith / Danna R. Messer / Elena Woodacre
Verlag:: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen:: 16.05.2023
Seitenanzahl:: 316
EAN:: 9783031210686
Format:: eBook
Schutz:: Dig. Wass.

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Norman to Early Plantagenet Consorts

This book examines the emergence of the queen consort in medieval England, beginning with the pre-Conquest era and ending with death of Margaret of France, second wife of Edward I, in 1307. Though many of the figures in this volumes are well known, such as Eleanor of Aquitaine and Eleanor of Castille, the chapters here are unique in the equal consideration given to the tenures of the lesser known consorts, including: Adeliza of Louvain, second wife of Henry I; Margaret of France, wife of Henry the Young King; and even Isabella of Gloucester, the first wife of King John. These innovative and thematic biographies highlight the evolution of the office of the queen and the visible roles that consorts played, which were integral to the creation of the identity of early English monarchy. This volume and its companions reveal the changing nature of English consortship from the Norman Conquest to today.<p></p>