Queenship and Voice in Medieval Northern Europe

Queenship and Voice in Medieval Northern Europe
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Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 9780230113022
ISBN-13 : 0230113028
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Book Synopsis Queenship and Voice in Medieval Northern Europe by : W. Layher

Download or read book Queenship and Voice in Medieval Northern Europe written by W. Layher and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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