Three Medieval Queens Queenship and the Crown in Fourteenth-Century England

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;...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: St. John, Lisa Benz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2012, 2012
Series:Queenship and Power
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XII, 254 p online resource
ISBN:9781137094322