Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England

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 plotted against her stepson, King Edward the Martyr, before arranging his murder at Corfe Castle, where she lived with her son 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. Free Read eBook Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England By Elizabeth Norton – kino-fada.fr Source Free copy from Amberley Publishing for the purpose of review.Elizabeth Norton embarks on a historical figure that sparse solid information is known The history that has been passed down through the ages is Elfrida is believed to have murdered her step son She may not have held the weapon, but is believed to have been involved in the plotting Norton wanted to look past Elfrida s infamous past and find other attributes that would define her, this was not an easy task.Elfrida is the Source Free copy from Amberley Publishing for the purpose of review.Elizabeth Norton embarks on a historical figure that sparse solid information is known The history that has been passed down through the ages is Elfrida is believed to have murdered her step son She may not have held the weapon, but is believed to have been involved in the plotting Norton wanted to look past Elfrida s infamous past and find other attributes that would define her, this was not an easy task.Elfrida is the Latin name for the old English name AElfthryth She was born in the mid 940s Her father was a wealthy land owner As an on...While this was a very interesting book focused around a person I ve never really heard of, it didn t really reach the point I wanted it to Part of that was my own ignorance The 900s are not my era I m not familiar with the naming styles or the people or much of anything The names are extremely confusing, so seeing all of these similar names listed on a ...Brilliant biography of one of the Saxon queens of England.In 10th century England, the wife of the king was not necessarily crowned and anointed This is a much deserved biography on the first queen of England to be crowned, Elfrida aka lfthryth, Alfrida, or Elfthryth who is better remembered for the accusations against her of murdering her step son to put her own son on the throne The third wife of Edgar the Peaceful, she was a key figure in the strengthening of the Church in England, and as regent for her young son.Due to a lack of primary In 10th century England, the wife of the king was not necessarily crowned and anointed This is a much deserved biography on the first queen of England to be crowned, Elfrida aka lfthryth, Alfrida, or Elfthryth who is better remembered for the accusations against her of murdering her step son to put her own son on the throne The third wife of Edgar the Peaceful, she was a key figure in the strengthening of the Church in England, and as regent for her young son.Due to a lack of primary sources, biographi...This book succeeds in shedding light on a queen about whom there are few enough records and what records we have sometimes contradict each other The author sifts through these, reducing the improbabilities, to reveal a picture of a tenth century English queen My only complaint is that she splits...I understand that there may not much historical records on Elfrida but I would rather read what little there is than read entire sections on other people mainly the men in Elrida s life who were not really that interesting.A fabulous look at the mid to late 900s through the life story of Elfrida I ve loved the tales about her even the far fetched ones of her being a witch who seduced men when she was in her 50s , and this was a great detective look into what could be pieced together about her life.A nice little biography set in one of my favourite periods of English history.A well researched and concise study that helps to shed some light upon the Dark Ages is always welcome, and Elizabeth Norton s work on the life of Elfrida certainly illuminates events in the late tenth century.The text is throughout strongly based on Anglo Saxon Chronicles, religious annals, primary source documents and many charters and manuscripts relating to the period and subject.Sir Frank Stenton s Anglo Saxon A nice little biography set in one of my favourite periods of English history.A well researched and concise study that helps to shed some light upon the Dark Ages is always welcome, and Elizabeth Norton s work on the life of Elfrida certainly illuminates events in the late tenth century.The text is throughout strongly based on Anglo Saxon Chronicles, religious annals, primary sou...Norton makes a case for Elfrida or lfthryth being the first crowned queen of England Because there are so few surviving contemporary documents mentioning Elfrida, much of the book focuses on events and males that would have known her Norton does a good job attempting to flesh out the truth of Elfrida s life from various myths, lies, and embellishments regarding her life that were recorded by 11th and 12th century post conquerer historians This book will primarily appeal to people already Norton makes a case for Elfrida or lfthryth being the first crowned queen of England Because there are so few surviving contemporary documents mentioning Elfrida, much of the book focuses on events and males that would have known her Norton does a good job attempting to flesh out the truth of Elfrida s life from...Generally, I m a sucker for English history, esp when I know little about the subject I had never heard of Elfrida, the Anglo Saxon, first crowned Queen of England She is apparently famous for murdering her stepson so that her own son could be king, and for tenth century religious reform Quite an unlikely combo in one woman It turns out that little is known about Elfrida, so the book is slim and the amount of factual information is even slimmer What is known could have been presented less Generally, I m a sucker for English history, esp when I know little about the subject I had never heard of Elfrida, the Anglo Saxon, first crowned Queen of England She is apparently famous for murdering her stepson so that her own son could be king, and for tenth century religi...

• English
• 20 May 2017
Elizabeth Norton
• Hardcover
• 219 pages
• 1445614863
• Elizabeth Norton
• Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England