Nunneries and the Anglo-Saxon Royal Houses (Women, Power And Politics) [Hardcover]

Barbara Yorke (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826460402 | ISBN-13: 978-0826460400 | Publication Date: June 16, 2003

Nunneries and the Anglo-Saxon Royal Houses is the first book to examine in detail a distinctive group of female religious communities which were founded by royal families and usually commanded by princesses and queens. Although the author recognizes that facets of their history can be viewed in common with that of other ecclesiastical houses in Anglo-Saxon England, she is particularly interested in what made them different. She shows that the fortunes of the nunneries were inextricably linked with those of the royal families that were their patrons and explores how they often had to reconcile potentially conflicting demands from the secular and ecclesiastical worlds. The book also looks at the opportunities the nunneries provided for royal women to exercise the types of public power and authority that in the early middle ages were often the preserve of men.>

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About the Author

Barbara Yorke is Professor of Early Medieval History at King Alfred's College, Winchester. She has worked widely on topics relating to Anglo-Saxon England, but has a particular interest in the history of royal houses and the kingdom of Wessex. Previous books include Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England (1990) and Wessex in the Early Middle Ages (1995). She is currently working on the topic of conversion and the early medieval royal courts. >

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Leicester Univ Press (June 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826460402
• ISBN-13: 978-0826460400
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,207,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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