Norman to Early Plantagenet Consorts

Aidan Norrie is Lecturer in History and Programme Leader at the University Campus North Lincolnshire, UK, and the Managing Editor of The London Journal.Carolyn Harris is Instructor in History at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, Canada, and a regular royal commentator in Canadian media.J.L. Laynesmith is Visiting Research Fellow in Medieval Studies at the University of Reading, UK.Danna R. Messer is Senior Acquisitions Editor at Arc Humanities Press, and the Executive Editor of The Encyclopedia of the Global Middle Ages.Elena Woodacre is Reader in Renaissance History at the University of Winchester, UK, Editor-in-Chief of the Royal Studies Journal, and the founder of the Royal Studies Network.

• Chapter 1: The Emergence of the Queen Consort in England, 1066–1307: Power, Influence, Dynasty.- Chapter 2: Identifying Queenship in Pre-Conquest England.- Chapter 3: Mathilda of Flanders: Innovator.- Chapter 4: Matilda of Scotland: Peacemaker and Perfect Princess.- Chapter 5: Adeliza of Louvain: Patron.- Chapter 6: Matilda of Boulogne: Indispensable Partner.- Chapter 7: Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Art of Governing.- Chapter 8: Margaret of France: Conciliator Queen of England and Hungary.- Chapter 9: Berengaria of Navarre: Overshadowed Consort.- Chapter 10: Isabella of Gloucester: Heiress, Lord, Forgotten Consort.- Chapter 11: Isabella of Angoulême: The Vanished Queen?.- Chapter 12: Eleanor of Provence: Caring Consort and Controversial Queen.- Chapter 13: Eleanor of Castile: A Consort of Contradictions.- Chapter 14: Margaret of France: Enigmatic Consort.- Chapter 15: Epilogue: Shifting Sands and Changing Lands.

“This volume … aims to strengthen our knowledge of the strategies that queens used to wield power in male-dominated politics and society. … This book ends with Messer and Katherine Weikert’s chapter, successfully summarises the conclusions from each chapter on the actions, power, and influence of twelve different queens … . This edited collection is a worthy addition to the historiography of high medieval English queenship as it clearly demonstrates the vast possibilities when it came to the role.” (Ashlee Johnson, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 11 (2), 2024)