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Jan 19, 2023 · Eleanor, Queen, consort of Edward I, King of England, -1290, Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography, Great Britain -- History -- Edward I, 1272-1307, England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485 Publisher New York : St. Martin's Press Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English
Sep 15, 2014 · Books. Eleanor of Castile: The Shadow Queen. Sara Cockerill. Amberley Publishing Limited, Sep 15, 2014 - History - 416 pages. Eleanor of Castile, the remarkable woman behind England’s greatest medieval king, Edward I, has been effectively airbrushed from history; yet she had one of the most fascinating lives of any of England’s queens.
Eleanor of Castile was born in 1307, the daughter of Ferdinand IV, king of Castile, and Constance of Portugal . She was the sister of Castilian king, Alphonso XI. In 1319, her father betrothed Eleanor to the crown prince of Aragon, Prince Jaime. This union quickly ended in failure, however, because shortly after the nuptials, the groom ...
Nov 8, 2022 · A Psalter, a silver belt, brooches and clasps, Parisian jewels, brown bread from Cologne, nuts and pears: these are all items that Queen Eleanor of Castile (r. 1272–1290) bought between September 1289 and December 1290. Eleanor was the queen consort of the English king, Edward I (r. 1272–1307), and her...
Nov 23, 2014 · I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on Eleanor of Castile and had this book on my shelf. The back cover of the book states this is not a conventional biography of Eleanor but deals more with her death, the burial of her remains and the journey of her cortege from the north of England to Westminster along with information on the Eleanor ...
Eleanor of Castile thus becomes a study in the construction of the imagery of one woman's power and her society's perception of that imagery. Parsons also considers the evolution of the queen's posthumous legend as her reputation was fashioned and refashioned in response to changing opinions on women and power.
Eleanor of Castile thus becomes a study in the construction of the imagery of one woman's power and her society's perception of that imagery. Parsons also considers the evolution of the queen's posthumous legend as her reputation was fashioned and refashioned in response to changing opinions on women and power.
