Medieval Leaders and Queens: Aethelfled, Hildegard & Jadwiga.
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Women of Mercia
Ethel Reddy wields power in Mercia, which is the sort of Midlands. At the time it was being reconquered or conquered from the Northmen and Vikings. She had coinage minted in her own right; she had vast areas of land. We have this record of women holding land,. signing charters, signing legal documents. This is a truly unusual circumstance that's emerging in Mercia.
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