Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400

Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400

Efida Rules Anglo-Saxon England (1x20)


: 01, 2019

The life of Elfrida can serve as a lesson in the difficulties of separating historical fact from rumor. See how the first crowned queen of England was often reduced to the archetype of the “wicked step-mother” when she was so much more than that. Look at her contributions to England in the 10th century and consider the common failings of historical memory.

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