Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This introductory piece for the research cluster ‘The Economic Power of European Queens: Sources, Resources and Expenditure both delineates the content of the cluster and places it in the context of wider research. The article highlights common themes among the four articles in the cluster and common issues with the survival of sources which document the economic activity of royal women. It also highlights the importance of new research which is beginning to illuminate the financial element of queenship and helping us to understand this vital, yet understudied, part of the queen’s office.
Source: Journal of Medieval History
Authors: Elena Woodacre, Ana Maria S.A. Rodrigues
Institutions: University of Winchester, University of Lisbon
Language: English
Subfield: Classics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4403575705