She Wolves : The Notorious Queens of Medieval England

She Wolves is a history of the 'bad girls' of England's medieval royal dynasties the queens who earned themselves the reputation of being somehow notorious. Some of them are well known and have been the subject of biographies Eleanor of Aquitaine, Emma of Normandy, Isabella of France and Anne Boleyn, for example while others have not been written about outside academic journals. The appeal of these notorious queens, apart from their shared taste for witchcraft, murder, adultery and incest, is that, because they were notorious, they attracted a great deal of attention during their lifetimes. Sh. Read more... Abstract: She Wolves is a history of the 'bad girls' of England's medieval royal dynasties the queens who earned themselves the reputation of being somehow notorious. Some of them are well known and have been the subject of biographies Eleanor of Aquitaine, Emma of Normandy, Isabella of France and Anne Boleyn, for example while others have not been written about outside academic journals. The appeal of these notorious queens, apart from their shared taste for witchcraft, murder, adultery and incest, is that, because they were notorious, they attracted a great deal of attention during their lifetimes. Sh Content: Cover Title Copyright Contents 1 Accused Queens -- Innocent Women? Part I: Pre-Conquest Queens: Murder, Adultery & Incest 2 Pre-Conquest Queens 3 Incestuous Queens: Judith of France & Aelfgifu of the House of Wessex 4 Adultery & Murder in the Anglo-Saxon Court: Eadburh, Aelfthryth & Edith Godwine 5 Female Power Struggles: Emma of Normandy & Aelfgifu of Northampton Part II: Post-Conquest Queens: Arrogance, Rebellion & Greed 6 Post-Conquest Queens 7 Arrogance & Pride: Empress Matilda 8 Adultery & Rebellion: Eleanor of Aquitaine 9 'More Jezebel than Isabel': Isabella of Angouleme. 10 Nepotism & Greed: Eleanor of Provence & Eleanor of Castile11 The She-Wolf of France: Isabella of France Part III: Later Medieval & Tudor Queens: Witchcraft, War & Ambition 12 Later Medieval & Tudor Queens 13 Witchcraft: Joan of Navarre 14 Shakespeare's She-Wolf: Margaret of Anjou 15 The Seductress: Elizabeth Woodville 16 Anne Boleyn 17 Treachery & Misjudgement: Catherine Howard 18 Aspiring to the Crown: Lady Jane Grey 19 Bloody Mary: Mary I 20 Conclusion Endnotes Bibliography. She Wolves is a history of the 'bad girls' of England's medieval royal dynasties - the queens who earned themselves the reputation of being somehow notorious. Some of them are well known and have been the subject of biographies - Eleanor of Aquitaine, Emma of Normandy, Isabella of France and Anne Boleyn, for example - while others have not been written about outside academic journals. The appeal of these notorious queens, apart from their shared taste for witchcraft, murder, adultery and incest, is that, because they were notorious, they attracted a great deal of attention during their lifetimes. She Wolves reveals much about the role of the medieval queen and the evolution of the role that led, ultimately, to the reign of Elizabeth I, and a new concept of queenship. She Wolves: The Notorious Queens of England Some of the queens featured in She Wolves are well known and have been the subject of biography – Eleanor of Aquitaine, Emma of Normandy, Isabella of France and Anne Boleyn, for example – others have not been written about outside academic journals. The appeal of these notorious queens, apart from their shared taste for witchcraft, murder, adultery and incest, is that because they were notorious they attracted a great deal of attention during their lifetimes. She-Wolves reveals much about the role of the medieval queen and the evolution of the role that led, ultimately, to the reign of Elizabeth I and a new concept of queenship.