Welcome to MedievalQueens.com
Welcome to the medieval world and its queens. From the Dark Ages to the Renaissance, medieval Europe saw the structure of royalty ebb and flow across the land and with it, the role of women as queens shifted as well. Medieval queens were famous and infamous, forgotten or never known, but now, with Medieval Queens.com, you have access to a wealth of information about queens from the medieval period. Medieval Europe--from roughly 800 A.D. to 1500 A.D.--offers a fascinating tapestry of royal women who, one way or another, influenced the course of history in their countries. From Eleanor of Aquitaine, who ruled as co-equal with her royal husband Henry II, to Queen Berengaria, the forgotten wife of Richard the Lionheart, this site strives to bring attention to important figures from women's history. Medieval Queens.com includes mini biographies of medieval queens from the well-known Isabella of Castile to the obscure Ingeborg of
Denmark, repudiated queen of Philip II of France. Author Rachel
Bard's books, "Queen Without a Country" and the just-published
"Isabella: Queen Without a Conscience" are available from this site,
along with , recipes, a reading list of medieval historical novels and a
monthly trivia quiz.
Major advances in art, music, and architecture marked the medieval period. Throughout it all the women and queens of the medieval world played an essential, yet mostly undervalued role. With Medieval Queens.com we hope to bring to the 21st century the subtle and amazing, the mundane and the spectacular contributions made by medieval queens.
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