Five Euphemias: Women in Medieval Scotland 1200-1420 by Elizabeth Sutherland
Five Euphemias: Women in Medieval Scotland 1200-1420 by Elizabeth Sutherland
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Five Euphemias: Women in Medieval Scotland 1200-1420 by Elizabeth Sutherland

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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.


The women around whom this volume is structured are (1) Euphemia, daughter of the first Earl of Ross (13th century); (2) the mysterious Euphemia who was the wife of the third Earl of Ross (late 13th century); (3) Queen Euphemia (14th century); (4) her niece, married to a crusader (14th century); and (5) Euphemia Leslie, Countess of Ross, the hunchback heiress who entered a convent (15th century).

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Hardback, good condition. Some wear to jacket edges.

Published by Constable and Company, 1999.

ISBN: 0094782504