Chaucer's Queens: Royal Women, Intercession, and Patronage in England, 1328-1394

by Louise Tingle

Book Overview

This book investigates the agency and influence of medieval queens in late fourteenth-century England, focusing on the patronage and intercessory activities of the queens Philippa of Hainault and Anne of Bohemia, as well as the princess Joan of Kent. It examines the ways in which royal women were able to participate in traditional queenly customs such as intercession, and whether it was motherhood that gave power to a queen. This study focuses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030632180
• ISBN13: 9783030632182
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"