Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda: Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society

Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda: Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society This book compares two successful, elite women, Empress Adelheid (931-999) and Countess Matilda (1046-1115), for their relative ability to retain their wealth and power in the midst of the profound social changes of the eleventh century. Autor: Penelope Nash Wydawnictwo: Palgrave Macmillan Rok wydania: 2017 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 292 Wymiary: 15.5 x 21.8 x 2.6 cm Ilustracje: 1 Illustrations, color; 7 Illustrations, black and white; XXXI, 292 p. 8 illus., 1 illus. in color. Język: angielski ISBN: 9781137590886