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<p>This book offers a comprehensive, biography-led examination of queenship in England between 850 and 1000, tracing the development of the queen's role from bed companion to institutional office.</p> <p>The period 850-1000 is critical to the development of English queenship. In the aftermath of viking invasion, the kings of Wessex expanded their hegemony over neighbouring regions, gradually establishing themselves as the kings of England. Parallel to this broad narrative of political change is
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- Author
- Matthew Firth
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780367760939
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Social History, Middle Ages (449 1066)
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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