Matilda of Scotland

Description:

"Matilda of Scotland was the daughter of Malcolm II of Scotland and his Anglo-Saxon queen Margaret. Her marriage to Henry I of England in 1100 thus brought to Henry, descendant of the conquering Normans, a direct and politically desirable link to Matilda's ancestor Alfred the Great." "Chroniclers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries often refer to her as Mathilda bona regina, or Matildis beatae memoriae, and for a time she was popularly regarded as a saint. Huneycutt's study shows how Matilda achieves such acclaim, both because the political structures of her day allowed her the opportunity to do so and because she herself was skilled at manipulating those structures." "This study will be valuable not only to those interested in English political history, but also to historians of women, the medieval church, and medieval culture."--Jacket.

subjects: Biography,  History,  Marriage,  Monarchy,  Queens,  Great britain, history, medieval period, 1066-1485,  Queens, great britain,  Great britain, kings and rulers,  Henry i, king of england, 1068-1135,  Britain - historical biography - rulers & royal families,  Political & legal figures - women's biography,  Monarchy & feudalism,  1066-1485 - british history,  General & miscellaneous medieval history,  Britain - historical biography - 1066-1

People: Henry I King of England (1068-1135),  Matilda Queen, consort of Henry I, King of England (1080-1118)

Places: Great Britain

Times: Henry I, 1100-1135,  To 1500