Matilda II : the forgotten queen
Arman, Joanna2023
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The wife of King Henry I and the mother of the Empress Maud is a woman and a Queen forgotten to history. She is frequently conflated with her daughter or her mother-in-law. She was born the daughter of the King of Scotland and an Anglo-Saxon princess. Her name was Edith, but her name was changed to Matilda at the time of her marriage. The Queen who united the line of William the Conqueror with the House of Wessex lived during an age marked by transition and turbulence. She married Henry in the first year of the 12th century and for the eighteen years of her rule aided him in reforming the administrative and legal system due to her knowledge of languages and legal tradition. This book provides a much-needed re-evaluation of Edith/Matilda's role and place in the history of the Queens of England.
Main title:
Matilda II : the forgotten queen / Joanna Arman.
Author:
Arman, Joanna, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2023.
Collation:
248 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526794222 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
942.023092B MAT
Language:
English
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BRN:
2640696