Five euphemias : women in medieval Scotland, 1200-1420 / Elizabeth Sutherland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutherland, Elizabeth.

Contributor:

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Scotland--History.

Women.

Women--Scotland--Biography.

History.

Scotland.

Women--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.

Scotland--History--To 1603.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

282 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Summary:

Through the lives of the five women, all related, all called Euphemia, and one of them Queen of the Scots, Elizabeth Sutherland provides a unique insight into a popular period of Scottish history. While medieval battles are well recorded, there is little written about the important influence of the women behind the scenes. Through arranged marriages, profitable alliances were made, territory gained and bridges built. But the women -- though technically the possessions of their menfolk -- were far from passive creatures. There are accounts of bravery and love affairs, papal separations and religious devotion. It was a turbulent time in Scottish history, and this original book casts new light on the Scots' fierce fight for freedom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

031222284X

OCLC:

40533821