簡介
Through detailed study of these women the author demonstrates the integral place of royal queens in the rule of the English kingdom and in the process of unification by which England was made.
目錄
List of Figures. Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part I: The Stories. .
Prologue.
1. Emma and Edith in the Narratives of the Eleventh Century.
2. Emma's and Edith's Narratives.
Part II: The Structures. .
3. The Faces of the Queen.
4. Family: Structures and Ideals.
5. Household, Land and Patronage.
6. Queen and Queenship.
7. The Fluctuating Power of the Queen: Witnessing and Identities.
Part III: The Lives. .
8. Emma.
9. Edith.
Appendix I The Lands and Revenues of Edith in Domesday Book.
Appendix II Emma's and Edith's Household Followers.
Appendix III Genealogical Tables.
Bibliography.
Index.
