Early English Queens, 650-850

Speculum Reginae
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-33573-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 326 g

Reihe: Lives of Royal Women

This book offers the first dedicated and comprehensive examination of the lives of nearly thirty women known to occupy the office of queen in the English kingdoms between 650 and 850.

The queens of early England are often shadowy figures in the historical record, beset by numerous issues which have largely confined them to the margins of history. Through careful analysis, the volume presents a ground-breaking appraisal of the role of queens in early England, and how their actions and identities shaped their practice of queenship. Organised thematically, it offers an overview of queens in many different roles, such as agents of Christianity, mothers, and peace-weavers. From high profile queens such as Æthelthryth of Ely and Cynethryth of Mercia, to the shadowy Leofrun of East Anglia and the nameless queen of Anna of East Anglia, the book engages with sources to advance fuller narratives about even the most obscure queens of the era.

Aided by resources such as genealogical tables, Early English Queens, 650–850 is an ideal resource for students and scholars at all levels, as well general readers, interested in the lives of queens and early English history.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wragg, Stefany

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, 1. Christian Queens, 2. Queens as Mothers, 3. The Peaceweaver (freoðuwebbe): a Queenly Custom?, 4. The Voiceless Queens, 5. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Stefany Wragg completed her DPhil on Old English and early English history at the University of Oxford, after receiving her MPhil from the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge. She has worked on contextual readings of literature, saints’ cults and queenship. She teaches in a secondary school in the UK.