Description:
The King's Body investigates the role of royal bodies, funerals, and graves in English succession debates from the death of Alfred the Great in 899 through the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Brief description:
Nicole Marafioti is an assistant professor of history at Trinity University.
Review Quotes:
'Well-researched, written, cited, and indexed, this book provokes discussion and is a fine addition to scholarly libraries... Highly recommended.'
--D.J. Shepherd, Choice Magazine vol 52:04:2014'Marafioti's lucid and wide-ranging survey of the royal dead in tenth- and eleventh-century England offers numerous fresh insights into the politics of the period... It makes compelling reading.'
--Sarah Foot, English Historical Review vol 130: 544: June 2015'Nicole Marafioti's book is eloquent, incisive, and well-grounded in a wide range of primary sources.... She approaches each account from numerous different interrogative perspectives, thus extracting a huge amount of insight and information.'
--Victoria Whiteworth, Speculum vol 90:04:2015'Marafioti persuasively shows just how important the management of Royal remains became in Anglo-Saxon world... Fine study.'
--Lindsay Digglemann, Parergon vol 32:01:2015