The royal women who made England : the tenth century in Saxon England
Porter, M. J.2024
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Throughout the tenth century, England, as it would be recognised today, formed. No longer many Saxon kingdoms, but rather, just England. The royal woman of the House of Wessex came into prominence during the century, perhaps the most well-known being Ethelfled, daughter of King Alfred. Perhaps the most maligned being Elfthryth (Elfrida), accused of murdering her stepson to clear the path to the kingdom for her son, Ethelred II, but there were many more women, rich and powerful in their own right, where their names and landholdings can be traced in the scant historical record. Using contemporary source material, the royal women who made England can be plucked from the obscurity that has seen their names and deeds lost, even within a generation of their own lives.
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Author:
Porter, M. J., author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2024.
Collation:
216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399068437 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.00992941.0099
Language:
English
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BRN:
733630