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Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England (original: 2013; edição: 2014)

de Elizabeth Norton (Autor)

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Contrary to popular belief, Anglo- Saxon England had queens, with the tenth-century Elfrida being the most powerful and notorious of them all. She was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England, sharing her husband King Edgar's imperial coronation at Bath in 973. The couple made a love match, with claims that they plotted the death of her first husband to ensure that she was free. Edgar divorced his second wife, a former nun, after conducting an adulterous affair with Elfrida, leading to an enmity between the two women that lasted until their deaths. During her marriage Elfrida claimed to be the king's only legitimate wife, but she failed to secure the succession for her son, Ethelred. Elfrida was implicated in the murder of her stepson, King Edward the Martyr, who died on a visit to her at Corfe Castle. She then ruled England on behalf of her young son for six years before he expelled her from court. Elfrida was eventually able to return to court but, since he proved himself unable to counter the Viking attacks, she may have come to regret winning the crown for Ethelred the Unready. Wife, mother, murderer, ruler, crowned queen. The life of Queen Elfrida was filled with drama as she rose to become the most powerful woman in Anglo-Saxon England.… (mais)
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Título:Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England
Autores:Elizabeth Norton (Autor)
Informação:Amberley Publishing (2014), Edition: Reprint, 224 pages
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Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England de Elizabeth Norton (2013)

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Ok, well, I can definitely see the progression of Elizabeth Norton as a writer, in reading this earlier volume of her work -- the meticulous research is still present, but the narrative laid over those carefully arranged bones is less well developed than her later work. It could also be that the sources from the 900s are far less in depth or available than later Tudor ones, but I found this to be a much more scholarly and dry work on the whole. I also think that there's a lot of positive thinking as opposed to actual evidence produced in her attempt to exonerate Queen Elfrida of her possibly murderous activities, but again, she's working with a mystery that's more than a thousand years old, so points for even trying.

The one thing that I really think this book could benefit from is a family tree, with coronations indicated. Especially giving the incredibly confusing naming conventions of the Anglo Saxons, it would help to keep the many Edmunds/Edwards/Edgars/Eagwigs, etc separate in the mind of the reader. Fascinating book, on a fascinating person. I hope more information eventually comes to light. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
To the extent that she is known at all, the Saxon Queen Elfrida is notorious for supposedly arranging the murder of her stepson, King Edward, called the Martyr after his death in 978, in favour of her own son by King Edgar, Ethelred, later called the Unready. This book pieces together the sources to present a reasonable picture of her life, probably as extensive as we are ever likely to get. The sources accusing her openly of murder are late and it may be that she was blamed more at the time for failing to punish the supporters of her son who were the murderers, rather than necessarily being among their number herself. Nevertheless, her name became quickly notorious for the murder, and her every other action has been interpreted in this light. She was a great religious reformer, re-establishing monasteries and nunneries, but these were seen as acts of atonement for the murder. An interesting individual, her political power and influence may have provided a model for her daughter in law, Emma of Normandy. A fascinating study. ( )
  john257hopper | Jun 4, 2015 |
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Contrary to popular belief, Anglo- Saxon England had queens, with the tenth-century Elfrida being the most powerful and notorious of them all. She was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England, sharing her husband King Edgar's imperial coronation at Bath in 973. The couple made a love match, with claims that they plotted the death of her first husband to ensure that she was free. Edgar divorced his second wife, a former nun, after conducting an adulterous affair with Elfrida, leading to an enmity between the two women that lasted until their deaths. During her marriage Elfrida claimed to be the king's only legitimate wife, but she failed to secure the succession for her son, Ethelred. Elfrida was implicated in the murder of her stepson, King Edward the Martyr, who died on a visit to her at Corfe Castle. She then ruled England on behalf of her young son for six years before he expelled her from court. Elfrida was eventually able to return to court but, since he proved himself unable to counter the Viking attacks, she may have come to regret winning the crown for Ethelred the Unready. Wife, mother, murderer, ruler, crowned queen. The life of Queen Elfrida was filled with drama as she rose to become the most powerful woman in Anglo-Saxon England.

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