@article{1468052,
      recid = {1468052},
      author = {Norrie, Aidan, and Harris, Carolyn, and Laynesmith, J. L.,  and Messer, Danna R., and Woodacre, Elena,},
      title = {Norman to early plantagenet consorts : power, Influence,  and dynasty /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxiii, 316 pages) :},
      abstract = {"This collection of short analytical biographies of  medieval English queens from Matilda of Flanders to  Margaret of Franceand prefaced with an important overview  of pre-Norman queensis a treasure-trove of information on  these significantly under-valued and under-studied  subjects. As we continue to reassess the role and position  of women in all walks of medieval life, we should also  demand that queens be included in studies of politics,  culture, and society in medieval realms, not just as  mothers of kings but as actors in their own right. This  volume, and the series in which it is included, goes far in  showing us the ways in which these historical figures  should be rightfully inserted into the records of the  reigns of their husbands and sons." Linda E. Mitchell,  University of MissouriKansas City, USA This book examines  the emergence of the queen consort in medieval England,  beginning with the pre-Conquest era and ending with death  of Margaret of France, second wife of Edward I, in 1307.  Though many of the figures in this volumes are well known,  such as Eleanor of Aquitaine and Eleanor of Castille, the  chapters here are unique in the equal consideration given  to the tenures of the lesser known consorts, including:  Adeliza of Louvain, second wife of Henry I; Margaret of  France, wife of Henry the Young King; and even Isabella of  Gloucester, the first wife of King John. These innovative  and thematic biographies highlight the evolution of the  office of the queen and the visible roles that consorts  played, which were integral to the creation of the identity  of early English monarchy. This volume and its companions  reveal the changing nature of English consortship from the  Norman Conquest to today. Aidan Norrie is Lecturer in  History and Programme Leader at the University Campus North  Lincolnshire, UK, and the Managing Editor of The London  Journal. Carolyn Harris is Instructor in History at the  University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, Canada,  and a regular royal commentator in Canadian media. J.L.  Laynesmith is Visiting Research Fellow in Medieval Studies  at the University of Reading, UK. Danna R. Messer is Senior  Acquisitions Editor at Arc Humanities Press, and the  Executive Editor of The Encyclopedia of the Global Middle  Ages. Elena Woodacre is Reader in Renaissance History at  the University of Winchester, UK, Editor-in-Chief of the  Royal Studies Journal, and the founder of the Royal Studies  Network.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1468052},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21068-6},
}