In AngloSaxon England, women had rights, but were not equal to men in Wessex, the wife of the king wasn't even allowed to be called 'Queen'. But Alfred the Great's eldest daughter, Aethelflaed, would make her mark not only as a queen of Mercia, but as a successful military strategist, a peacemaker, and a legend amongst her people...


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Aethelflaed: Lady of the Mercians by Tim Clarkson https://amzn.to/40uDsLh

The Warrior Queen: The Life and Legend of Aethelflaed, Daughter of Alfred the Great by Joanna Arman https://amzn.to/3HyaH7T

Women in AngloSaxon England by Christine Hall https://amzn.to/3JLfNQY

The Fortress Kingdom: The Wars of Aethelflaed and Edward the Elder, 899927 by Paul Hill https://amzn.to/3x3qjes

AngloSaxon Chronicles by Alfred the Great(!) https://amzn.to/3Y4rsOU

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Aethelflaed) https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10....

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