{"product_id":"sicilian-queenship-power-and-identity-in-the-kingdom-of-sicily-1061-1266-paperback","title":"Sicilian Queenship: Power and Identity in the Kingdom of Sicily 1061-1266 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Alio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis supplement to the author's major compendium of scholarly biographies of the queens of Sicily of the Norman-Swabian period presents detailed information on everything from court cuisine to the Sicilian language. Other topics include reginal charters (decrees), patronage (matronage), queenly residences, the concept of Sicilianità (Sicilian identity) among Sicily's queens, and sexuality and marriage. This is a useful volume for scholars or for any reader curious about the daily lives of these royal women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as the biographer of Sicily's medieval queens, \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Alio \u003c\/b\u003eis one of Sicily's leading medievalists. She wrote the first scholarly compendium of biographies of her island's queens of the Norman and Swabian eras. Her landmark biography of Queen Margaret of Sicily established a new subject category in libraries. She wrote the first translation of the Ferraris Chronicle composed in 1228 and co-authored a guide to Sicilian Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 444\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53177413697869,"sku":"9781943639212","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/YTfsLY3PuU9781943639212.webp?v=1768387847","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/sicilian-queenship-power-and-identity-in-the-kingdom-of-sicily-1061-1266-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}