Medievalists.net » Queenship http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Two Wives of Robert II, King of Scotland http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/the-two-wives-of-robert-ii-king-of-scotland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/the-two-wives-of-robert-ii-king-of-scotland/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 03:59:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62862 Robert II, King of Scots and grandson of Robert the Bruce was a handsome, charming man who had many descendants. He not only had two wives who had numerous children but many mistresses who had babies as well.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/the-two-wives-of-robert-ii-king-of-scotland/feed/ 0 Eleanor of Castile: The Shadow Queen, by Sara Cockerill http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/eleanor-of-castile-the-shadow-queen-by-sara-cockerill/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/eleanor-of-castile-the-shadow-queen-by-sara-cockerill/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:01:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62135 Eleanor was a highly dynamic, forceful personality whose interest in the arts, politics and religion were highly influential in her day – and whose temper had even bishops quaking in their shoes.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/eleanor-of-castile-the-shadow-queen-by-sara-cockerill/feed/ 0 Medieval Queens and Queenship: the Present Status of Research in Income and Power http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/medieval-queens-and-queenship-the-present-status-of-research-in-income-and-power/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/medieval-queens-and-queenship-the-present-status-of-research-in-income-and-power/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:05:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60725 This paper presents some thoughts and conclusions on the state of a multidisciplinary field of Medieval Studies, queens and queenship, concentrating mainly on issues of income and power.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/medieval-queens-and-queenship-the-present-status-of-research-in-income-and-power/feed/ 0 Eadgifu, Anglo-Saxon Queen http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/04/eadgifu-anglo-saxon-queen/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/04/eadgifu-anglo-saxon-queen/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2015 22:28:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59401 What little historical records we have pertaining to Queen Eadgifu tell us she exercised considerable power.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/04/eadgifu-anglo-saxon-queen/feed/ 0 Cynethryth, Queen of the Mercians http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/28/cynethryth-queen-of-the-mercians/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/28/cynethryth-queen-of-the-mercians/#comments Thu, 28 May 2015 20:35:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58492 Cynethryth and Offa were the ultimate power couple in eighth century England.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/28/cynethryth-queen-of-the-mercians/feed/ 0 The Female Consort as Intercessor in Sixteenth-Century Saxony http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/11/female-consort-intercessor-sixteenth-century-saxony/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/11/female-consort-intercessor-sixteenth-century-saxony/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2015 04:04:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56085 In the first part, I will examine how the consort’s position was defined in the 1537 coronation of Christian III and Dorothea of Denmark-Norway.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/11/female-consort-intercessor-sixteenth-century-saxony/feed/ 0 Charlotte of Savoy, Queen of France http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/02/charlotte-savoy-queen-france/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/02/charlotte-savoy-queen-france/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2015 01:51:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55859 Charlotte of Savoy, Queen of France By Susan Abernethy Charlotte of Savoy came from a large family and was married at the tender age of nine under difficult circumstances. Her husband, the Dauphin Louis of France was twenty-eight at the time of the wedding and they would not consummate the marriage until Charlotte was sixteen. […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/02/charlotte-savoy-queen-france/feed/ 0 Materiality in the Queenship of Isabeau of Bavaria http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/18/materiality-queenship-isabeau-bavaria/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/18/materiality-queenship-isabeau-bavaria/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:25:41 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53426 This thesis revisits the origins of Isabeau of Bavaria’s notorious reputation – her ‘Black Legend’.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/18/materiality-queenship-isabeau-bavaria/feed/ 0 Premodern Queenship and Diplomacy in Europe – conference and lectures to be hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/10/premodern-queenship-diplomacy-europe-conference-lectures-hosted-canterbury-christ-church-university/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/10/premodern-queenship-diplomacy-europe-conference-lectures-hosted-canterbury-christ-church-university/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:35:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52477 Canterbury Christ Church University is hosting two free public lectures this week on the role that medieval and early modern queens played in diplomatic relations throughout Europe.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/10/premodern-queenship-diplomacy-europe-conference-lectures-hosted-canterbury-christ-church-university/feed/ 0 Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of England http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/04/berengaria-navarre-queen-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/04/berengaria-navarre-queen-england/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 23:29:28 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52336 Of the many princesses available as a bride for Richard the Lionheart, King of England, Berengaria of Navarre was chosen to be his queen.

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