Queenship in the Mediterranean
| Author | : E. Woodacre |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 458 |
| Release | : 2013-12-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137362834 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137362839 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (839 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Queenship in the Mediterranean by : E. Woodacre
Download or read book Queenship in the Mediterranean written by E. Woodacre and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking collection explores the key roles that Mediterranean queens played as wives, as mothers, and above all as political actors. Ranging from Byzantine empresses to regnants and consorts in the Italian peninsula, they offer a bracing new perspective on queenship in the medieval and Early Modern eras.
