The Royal Women Who Made England
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The Royal Women Who Made England

Throughout the tenth century, England, as it would be recognised today, formed. No longer many Saxon kingdoms, but rather, just England. Yet, this development masks much in the century in which the Viking raiders were seemingly driven from England¿s shores by Alfred, his children and grandchildren, only to return during the r......
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Throughout the tenth century, England, as it would be recognised today, formed. No longer many Saxon kingdoms, but rather, just England. Yet, this development masks much in the century in which the Viking raiders were seemingly driven from England¿s shores by Alfred, his children and grandchildren, only to return during the reign of his great, great-grandson, the much-maligned ¿helred II.Not one but two kings would be murdered, others would die at a young age, and a child would be named king on four occasions. Two kings would never marry, and a third would be forcefully divorced from his wife. Yet, the development towards ¿England¿ did not stop. At no point did it truly fracture back into its constituent parts. Who then ensured this stability? To whom did the witan turn when kings died, and children were raised to the kingship?The royal woman of the House of Wessex came into prominence during the century, perhaps the most well-known being ¿helfl¿ daughter of King Alfred. Perhaps the mo
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Throughout the tenth century, England, as it would be recognised today, formed. No longer many Saxon kingdoms, but rather, just England. Yet, this development masks much in the century in which the Viking raiders were seemingly driven from England’s shores by Alfred, his children and grandchildren, only to return during the reign of his great, great-grandson, the much-maligned Æthelred II.Not one but two kings would be murdered, others would die at a young age, and a child would be named king on four occasions. Two kings would never marry, and a third would be forcefully divorced from his wife. Yet, the development towards ‘England’ did not stop. At no point did it truly fracture back into its constituent parts. Who then ensured this stability? To whom did the witan turn when kings died, and children were raised to the kingship?The royal woman of the House of Wessex came into prominence during the century, perhaps the most well-known being Æthelflæd, daughter of King Alfred. Perhaps the most maligned being Ælfthryth (Elfrida), accused of murdering her stepson to clear the path to the kingdom for her son, Æthelred II, but there were many more women, rich and powerful in their own right, where their names and landholdings can be traced in the scant historical record.Using contemporary source material, The Royal Women Who Made England can be plucked from the obscurity that has seen their names and deeds lost, even within a generation of their own lives.

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Dykk ned i en tid preget av intriger og skiftende makt med denne fantastiske boken, The Royal Women Who Made England. Gjennom grundig forskning og bruk av samtidige kilder, bringes de glemte kvinnene som formet Englands historie, tilbake i rampelyset. Denne unike verket omhandler perioden der England endelig ble samlet fra de mange saksiske kongedømmene.

Hvem var de mektige kvinnene?

Visste du at Æthelflæd, datteren til Kong Alfred, var en av de mest bemerkelsesverdige kongelige kvinnen i denne epoken? Eller at Ælfthryth (Elfrida) ble anklaget for å ha myrdet sin egne stein, bare for å bane vei for sin sønn, Æthelred II? Disse kvinnene, blant mange andre, hadde en avgjørende rolle i å stabilisere England mens kongene ble drept eller satt til å regere i ung alder.

  • Oppdagrikt historiske detaljer: Lær om de skjulte historiene til kvinner med makt og innflytelse.
  • Rike kilder: Dra nytte av samtidige kilder for en mer detaljert og livaktig beskrivelse av deres liv.
  • Fascinerende narrativ: Boken tar deg med på en reise gjennom det tiende århundre, en tid med maktkamper og forræderi.

En bok for alle historieentusiaster

The Royal Women Who Made England er ikke bare for akademikere eller historikere; dette er en bok for alle som er interessert i å forstå hvordan kvinner har påvirket samfunn og politikk gjennom tidene. Med sitt engasjerende språk og lettfattelige struktur, er den perfekt for både unge og voksne.

Grip denne muligheten til å oppdage og sette pris på de sterke kvinnene som bidro til å forme England - de var ikke bare passive elementer i historien, men aktive deltakere som strakk makten sin langt utover deres tid. Er du klar for å bli kjent med dem?

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