New Medieval Books: Early English Queens, 850-1000, by Matthew Firth https://www.medievalists.net/2024/11/new-medieval-books-early-english-queens-850-1000/ #Queenship #books #EarlyMedievalEngland
New Medieval Books: Early English Queens, 850-1000 - Medievalists.net
A look at queenship in early medieval England, this book focuses on three women: Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, Eadgifu of Wessex, and Ælfthryth, Queen of the English. It examines the nature and role of their authority when it came to ruling England.