Capetian Women
Capetian Women by K. Nolan, published by Palgrave Macmillan US on January 29, 2004, offers a comprehensive examination of the women of the Capetian royal dynasty in France. This 302-page volume presents new research that challenges traditional views on the roles of royal women, revealing their significant influence across various spheres including social, religious, cultural, and political domains.
Readers will find a collection of essays that explore the responses of medieval chroniclers to the actions of these royal women, as well as the ways modern historians have utilized their narratives to shape historical understanding. The work delves into the creation of reginal identity through cultural practices such as religious patronage and the commissioning of manuscripts, tomb sculpture, and personal seals. This edition contributes to the fields of history, gender studies, and social science, providing insights into the complexities of medieval life in Europe.
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Never before have the women of the Capetian royal dynasty in France been the subject of a study in their own right. The new research in Capetian Women challenges old paradigms about the restricted roles of royal women, uncovering their influence in social, religious, cultural and even political spheres. The scholars in the volume consider medieval chroniclers’ responses to the independent actions of royal women as well as modern historians’ use of them as vehicles for constructing the past. The essays also delineate the creation of reginal identity through cultural practices such as religious patronage and the commissioning of manuscripts, tomb sculpture, and personal seals.
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