Queenship and Voice in Medieval Northern Europe
Nonfiction, History, European General, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | W. Layher | ISBN: | 9780230113022 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | September 27, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | W. Layher |
| ISBN: | 9780230113022 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | September 27, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book examines female lordship and the power of the political voice in medieval Northern Europe, focusing on three prominent, foreign-born queens of medieval Scandinavia - Agnes of Denmark (d. 1304), Eufemia of Norway (d. 1312) and Margareta of Denmark/Sweden (d. 1412) - who acted as cultural mediators and initiators of political change.
This book examines female lordship and the power of the political voice in medieval Northern Europe, focusing on three prominent, foreign-born queens of medieval Scandinavia - Agnes of Denmark (d. 1304), Eufemia of Norway (d. 1312) and Margareta of Denmark/Sweden (d. 1412) - who acted as cultural mediators and initiators of political change.
