Queenship in Medieval Europe

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Cover Contents List of Illustrative Material Acknowledgments Introduction: Not Partial, Prejudiced or Ignorant: The Study of Queens and Queenship in Medieval Europe The geographic contours of European queenship The temporal boundaries of medieval queenship Sources and methods Theoretical frameworks Organization of the book A note on place names, translations and proper names 1 Theme and Variations: Roman, Barbarian and Christian Societies in the Fashioning of Medieval Queenship, c. 300–700 Eastern Roman Empire and early Byzantine Empire Frankish and Merovingian realms Early medieval Britain and Ireland The Iberian Peninsula and Italy Conclusions For further research 2 Legitimizing the King's Wife and Bed-Companion, c. 700–1100 The Byzantine Empire The Carolingian Empire Saxon and Ottonian empresses Early Capetian France England, Scotland and Wales Christian Iberia Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and Kievan Rus' Conclusions For further research 3 'The Link of Conjugal Troth': Queenship as Family Practice, c. 1100–1350 England and Scotland France The Iberian Kingdoms: LeÛn, Castile, the Crown of Aragon and Portugal The Mediterranean: the Byzantine Empire, Latin Crusader kingdoms and Italy The Empire, central and northern Europe Conclusions For further research 4 Queenship in a Crisis of Monarchy, c. 1350–1500 A woman writing about queens: Christine de Pizan and medieval political theory France England Scotland Iberia: Castile, the Crown of Aragon and Portugal The Empire, Hungary, Poland and Scandinavia Conclusions For further research 5 The Transformation of Queenship from Medieval to Early Modern Europe Notes For Further Reading Bibliography Index