Bøger i Gender and Power in the Premodern World serien

Analyzes how biblical analogy functioned as a religio-political tool for Elizabeth across her reign, and argues that their widespread use demonstrates their potency as a tool for legitimizing and sustaining her power.

A comparative analysis tackling the impact of the growth of centralized government on elite women's power in later twelfth- and thirteenth-century Boulogne and northern France.