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Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England (Whitehead Annie)(Paperback / softback) - diskuze

Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England (Whitehead Annie)(Paperback / softback)
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Výrobce: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

EAN: 9781399000536

Výrobní číslo: 9781399000536

Many Anglo-Saxon kings are familiar. thelred the Unready is one, yet less is written of his wife, who was consort of two kings and championed one of her sons over the others, or his mother who was an anointed queen and powerful regent, but was also accused of witchcraft and regicide. A royal abbess educated five bishops and was instrumental in deciding the date of Easter; another took on the might of Canterbury and Rome and was accused by the monks of fratricide.
Anglo-Saxon women were prized for their bloodlines - one had such rich blood that it sparked a war - and one was appointed regent of a foreign country. Royal mothers wielded power; Eadgifu, wife of Edward the Elder, maintained a position of authority during the reigns of both her sons.
thelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, was a queen in all but name, while few have heard of Queen Seaxburh, who ruled Wessex, or

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AutorAnnie Whitehead
Jazykanglický
Počet stran240
Rok vydania2021

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