num_pages: 272
description: NEW SOFT COVER. SHIPS FROM WA- USPS. EXPEDITED SHIPPING AVAILABLE. 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 used its women as diplomatic pawns but denied them real power. As these essays show, however, these women did not lack opportunities for power; kings, queens, and observers alike understood medieval queenship as a vital and dynamic force in the life of any kingdom. BindingEarly c 500 to c 1450/1500; Europe; Genealogy; General; History; Medieval; Non-Fiction; Queens; Reference; To 1500
language: English
title: Medieval Queenship
publisher: Sutton Publishing+ltd