Queens, Concubines and Dowagers: The King's Wife in the Early Middle Ages - Brossura

Stafford, Pauline

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0718501748 ISBN 13: 9780718501747

Casa editrice: Cassell, 1998

Riassunto

'Between the sixth and eleventh centuries, many women exercised a profound influence on the politics of Western Europe. The histories of Frankia, Italy, and England would have been different had it not been for queens such as Brunhild, Judith, Angelberga, Emma and others. This is a composite biography of the early queens and royal bedfellows and provides a fascinating picture of their political importance and the many factors that affected their personal lives. Woven with the political story of these women is the story of courtships, weddings, dowries; the anxieties of confinements, sterility and infant mortality; the tense relationships with in-laws; and the peaceful, if often involuntary, religious retirement of widowhood. A fascinating study of a period in world history that requires more illumination. Maps and charts are excellent. Highly recommended.' Genealogical Library Journal

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cassell
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0718501748
• ISBN 13: 9780718501747
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 248