Medievalists.net » Matilda I Countess of Boulogne http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Partners in Rule: A Study of Twelfth-Century Queens of England http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/30/partners-in-rule-a-study-of-twelfth-century-queens-of-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/30/partners-in-rule-a-study-of-twelfth-century-queens-of-england/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 20:23:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32252 The queens of twelfth-century England provide a prime example of how the queen was not, in fact, powerless in the rule of her realm, but rather a significant governmental official who had the opportunity to take a complementary part in royal rule that suited her strengths.

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