Despite today's highly developed interest in women's history, the queens of medieval Europe are still often treated as figures of romance and legend, as mere pendants to their husbands' reigns or as victims of a system that bartered its women as diplomatic pawns but denied them real power. These essays show, however, that opportunities for power were not lacking for these women; kings, queens and observers alike understood medieval queenship in all its aspects as a vital and dynamic force in the life of any kingdom. A wide ...
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Despite today's highly developed interest in women's history, the queens of medieval Europe are still often treated as figures of romance and legend, as mere pendants to their husbands' reigns or as victims of a system that bartered its women as diplomatic pawns but denied them real power. These essays show, however, that opportunities for power were not lacking for these women; kings, queens and observers alike understood medieval queenship in all its aspects as a vital and dynamic force in the life of any kingdom. A wide-ranging analysis of medieval queenship is provided by these ten essays, written by North American and European historians who have mined a rich variety of diplomatic, literary and archaeological sources. More than simple biographical sketches, this volume examines queenship across a broad geographical and chronological spectrum. Medieval Queenship is a probing investigation of the foundations of queens' power and the means by which queens exploited them.
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Very Good. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Small ownership label. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Very Good+ No Jacket as Issued. Book Minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white reproductions of medieval drawings and paintings.
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VG in VG+ jacket. Neither ex-lib nor remainder. Hardcover with black paper over boards, in white illustrated jacket, 8vo. 264pp. Index, bibliography, endnotes, notes on contributors. VG/VG+. Book has clean, sharp boards with bright titles; strong, square binding, though half-title page slightly misset before title page; pages clean and unmarked though lengthy non-authorial inscription mid ffep. Jacket has light abrasion upper spine end; occasional scuffing to white background of overall clean, bright central panels. Jacket in Brodart.
