Three Medieval Queens
Queenship and the Crown in Fourteenth-Century England
Nonfiction, History, European General, British
| Author: | Lisa Benz St. John | ISBN: | 9781137094322 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | June 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lisa Benz St. John |
| ISBN: | 9781137094322 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | June 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book is an innovative study offering the first examination of how three fourteenth-century English queens, Margaret of France, Isabella of France, and Philippa of Hainault, exercised power and authority. It frames its analysis around four major themes: gender; status; the concept of the crown; and power and authority.
This book is an innovative study offering the first examination of how three fourteenth-century English queens, Margaret of France, Isabella of France, and Philippa of Hainault, exercised power and authority. It frames its analysis around four major themes: gender; status; the concept of the crown; and power and authority.
