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Saint Margaret, Queen of the Scots

A Life in Perspective

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  1. Catherine Keene
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Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 1-7

  3. A Noble and Unknowable Lineage

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 9-17

  4. An Exile in Hungary

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 19-26

  5. An Anglo-Saxon Princess

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 27-37

  6. A Wife of the King

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 39-51

  7. A Queen of the Scots

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 53-68

  8. A Pious Woman

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 69-80

  9. The Cornerstone of Margaret’s Cult

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 81-93

  10. A Dynastic Saint

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 95-117

  11. A Canonized Saint

    • Catherine Keene
    Pages 119-131

  12. Conclusion

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    Pages 133-134

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 135-326
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About this book

Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure. Keene's analysis of sources in terms of both time and place – including her Life of Saint Margaret , translated for the first time – allows for an informed understanding of the forces that shaped this captivating woman.

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“Saint Margaret, Queen of Scots: A Life in Perspective will prove to be an exceptionally valuable resource for those working both on St. Margaret and on early medieval queeuship and female sainthood more generally. Keene's work will also surely pave the way for even more much-needed scholarship on ‘the other queen of Scots’ … .” (Emily Wingfield, Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen, Vol. 167 (252), 2015)

"This study on the life and cult of Margaret of Scotland offers a combination of biographic and hagiographic approach. It is founded in ample international scholarship on the different political and religious contexts where she lived and where her memory got fashioned. A colorful inquiry on a fascinating person and an impressive saintly queen mother." - Gábor Klaniczay, Professor of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest

About the author

Catherine Keene is the Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval History and Literature, and Interim Director of the Medieval Studies Program at Southern Methodist University, USA.

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