Where the Middle Ages Begin
Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut Tyler, Elizabeth M. Early Medieval Europe, 13 (4) (2005) Abstract The Encomium Emmae Reginae was written in the early 1040s to support the interests of Queen Emma amidst the factionalism which marked the end of the period of Danish […]
Beyond the Castle Gate: The Role of Royal Landscapes in Constructions of English Medieval Kingship and Queenship By Amanda Richardson Concilium medii aevi, Vol. 14 (2011) Abstract: This paper derives from the text of a Powerpoint presentation delivered at Würzburg on 20February 2010 at the conference “Herrschaft und Burgenland-schaften – Fränkische und internationale Forschung im […]
We have had a long tradition of attempts to replace her historical image with an idealized, uncritical glossy picture or to denigrate her utterly.
Women in the Gesta Stephani By Sarah Williams Published Online (2011) Introduction: The Gesta Stephani chronicles the turbulent reign of King Stephen (1135-1154), the last of the Norman kings. Although it is anonymously written and an incomplete manuscript, it provides important insight into the chaos and turmoil that led England to become ‘a home of […]
All the Queen’s Men: Perceptions of Women in Power Burkett, Mona Master’s Thesis, University of Minnesota, (2009) Abstract Throughout the middle Ages, women were in a subordinate position to their male counterparts. At the same time, however, they could also hold positions of authority that conferred power. This paradox, women who were both weak and […]
Mother, wife, temptress, virgin and tyrant: defining images of feminine power in medieval queenship andmodern politics Curwen, Emma B.A. Thesis, Regis University, May (2009) Abstract The Queens of Anglo-Saxon England were restricted and defined by traditional gender expectations and images. Though these ideals are less rigid, gender roles and images of femininity still restrict women. Standards […]
The Queen as ‘social mannequin’. Consumerism and expenditure at the Court of Isabeau of Bavaria, 1393–1422 Gibbons, Rachel C. Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 26, No. 4, (2000) Abstract Unjustifiably, but often, dismissed as the driest of sources, medieval accounts can be a mine of historical and social information, and those of Isabeau of Bavaria, queen of […]
Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (1360-1415) By Manuela Santos Silva The Rituals and Rhetoric of Queenship: Medieval to Early Modern, edited by Liz Oakley-Brown and Louise J. Wilkinson (Four Courts Press, 2009) Introduction: Philippa (1360-1415), the English queen of the Portuguese, is most well known as the mother of scholarly progeny rather than for […]
For Natalie Grueninger, editor of On the Tudor Trail, the start of her interest in the Tudors, and Anne Boleyn in particular, started with a trip to the Tower of London in 2000. “It was a very cold winter’s morning and I walked the grounds of the Tower,” she says, “absorbing its history and its […]
Joanna, Queen of Sicily By Dana Cushing The Plantagenet Connection, v. 8 n. 1 (Summer 2000) Introduction: In my studies of the Third Crusade there has been the occasional but recurring mention of an English princess, whose name is given variously as Giovanna della Inglese, Jehanne, or Joanna Plantagenet. Although her life became inextricably bound […]
Monastery and Monarchy: The Foundation and Patronage of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas and Santa María la Real de Sigena By Eileen Patricia McKiernan González PhD Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 2005 Abstract: Power, piety, and remembrance came together in the artistic patronage of two Iberian queens at the end of the […]
Empress Agnes of Poitou (1043-1077). Reflections on the Legal Basis of Her Regency By Eva-Maria Butz Less Favored – More Favored: Proceedings from a Conference on Gender in European Legal History, 12th – 19th Centuries (2004) Introduction: During the 10th and 11th century Ottonian and Salian queens and empresses became more influential than ever before […]
Less Favored – More Favored: Queenship and the Special Case of Margrete of Denmark, 1353-1412 By Grethe Jacobsen Less Favored – More Favored: Proceedings from a Conference on Gender in European Legal History, 12th – 19th Centuries (2004) Introduction: Some ten years ago, the German historian Armin Wolf published an article on reigning queens, that […]
This work explores the correlation between the game of chess and social conditions for women in both medieval and Renaissance France.
The Role of Historian in the Encomium Emmae Reginae By Kristen Tibbs, Marshall University Paper given at the Vagantes: Medieval Graduate Student Conference, held at the University of Pittsburgh (2011) The Enconium Emmae Reginae was commissioned by the 11th century Anglo-Saxon queen Emma (c.985 -1052) and was probably written by a Flemish churchman. Historians have […]
Twelfth-century English queens: charters and authority By Lida Sophia Townsley M.Phil Thesis, Trinity College, Dublin, 2010 Abstract: This thesis examines the authority of the first five English queens of the twelfth century, as seen through the English charters from this period. Surveying the charters issued by, witnessed by, and mentioning Matilda of Scotland, Adeliza of Louvain, […]
A Household Book of Queen Isabella of England, 1311-1312 By F. D. Blackley and G. Hermansen Historical Papers / Communications historiques, Volume 3:1 (1968) Introduction: Isabella of France, the wife of Edward II of England, like all fourteenth century English queens, possessed a household of her own, a smaller edition of the king’s household. For audit […]
Deliberative Rhetoric in the Twelfth Century: Women, the Ars Dictaminis, and International Diplomatic Relations By Shawn Ramsey Dissertation Prospectus, Bowling Green State University, 2010 Introduction: Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in 1122 as the Duchess of Aquitaine apparent. Aquitaine, a province of what is today France had vast economic potential, heavily developed resources, and numerous […]
I examine Guinevere’s portrayals by three influential medieval writers, Chrétien de Troyes, Marie de France, and Sir Thomas Malory, compare them to historical queens, and show that although their representations of her emphasized different aspects, together they add up to a portrait of a medieval literary queen both stereotypical and human.
This thesis is a study of the role and power of the queen in fifteenth-century Scotland with reference to the lives of Joan Beaufort (?-1445) and Mary of Guelders (1433-1463).
My research proposes that the imperial women of the east had an important and discernable influence on the royal women of the west. In order to show this influence I examine the nature of western queenship by analyzing the Merovingian, Carolingian, and Ottonian dynasties.
Queen’s and Princesses’ Political Function at the end of the Middle Ages (14th and 15th Centuries) By Anne Lemonde Political Systems and Definitions of Gender Roles, edited by Ann Katherine Isaacs (University of Pisa, 2001) Synopsis: Strangely enough, the political place of queens and princesses in the end of the Middle Ages had not been systematically investigated […]
Examines the role and life of medieval queens, using examples from queens in Merovingian and Carolingian states, England, France, Castile and Aragon.
Wu Zhao: China’s Only Woman Emperor By N. Harry Rothschild Longman, ISBN: 978-0-321-39426-2 Wu Zhao, Woman Emperor of China is the account of the first and only female emperor in China’s history. Set in vibrant, multi-ethnic Tang China, this biography chronicles Wu Zhao’s humble beginnings as the daughter of a provincial official, following her path to […]
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