The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders, C. 1031-1083

The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders, C. 1031-1083
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 9781837650682
ISBN-13 : 1837650683
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Download or read book The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders, C. 1031-1083 written by Laura L. Gathagan and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2025-04-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-scale scholarly treatment of Mathilda of Flanders (d. 1083), duchess of Normandy and post-Conquest queen of England. In Norman England, Mathilda's unique practice of queenship was robustly public. It was characterized by an unapologetic embrace of both new and traditional institutions: military lordship, royal justice, monastic foundation and ecclesiastical reform, documentary initiatives and cultural networks. Although she may appear only glancingly in the chronicle "story sources" of her day, she is everywhere else: governing in documents and charters, articulating her identity in architecture, expressing her authority through innovative custom-made liturgies, handing down juridical sentences and participating in the most fundamental theological issues of her day. However, unlike her husband William "the Conqueror", her impact and influence have not ensured her a place of centrality in modern memory. This book redresses that imbalance. Moving away from the traditional chronological approach to a woman's life, its thematic chapters use the metaphor of Mathilda's body to center her actions, creations and speech, showing how Mathilda embodied power in a world often construed as primarily masculine. It thus brings back into focus the policies she championed, the strategies she pursued and the shape of her authority.


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