Berengaria of Navarre: Queen of England, Lord of Le Mans

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Note on Names and Language
Who’s Who
Chronology
Introduction: Why Berengaria?
1 Infanta: Navarre, Adolescence, and Female Power in Iberia
	Navarre and Berengaria\'s Early Years
	Monreal and the Infanta
	Navarre in a Changing World
	Negotiations and the Journey to Marriage
2 Queen: To the Holy Land and Plantagenet Country
	Plans for Marriage
	Marriage, Cyprus, and a New Era
	Reign: Expectations and Reality
	Return From Crusade
3 Dowager: The Lost Years?
	Queen at the Crossroads
	Berengaria\'s Financial Affairs
4 Queen: Power, Prospects, Rulership, and Reality
	Female Succession and Rulership
	Titles: Symbols of Power
	Rulership: To Be or Not To Be?
	Personal Partnership
	Childless Queen
5 Familial and Political Relationships
	Sancho VII, King of Navarre
	Blanca of Navarre, Countess of Champagne
	Philip Augustus, King of France
	Louis IX, King of France, and Blanche of Castile, Queen Regent
	Henry III, King of England
	Negotiator and Diplomat
6 Lord of Le Mans: Rulership and Religion
	Dower
	Religious Relationships and Patronage
		Papal Relations and the Church
		Maurice, Bishop of Le Mans
		Saint Pierre-de-la-Cour
		L\'Abbaye de L\'Épau
7 Legacy
	Queen
		Queens on Screen and in Popular Culture
		Berengaria in Literature
	Berengaria and L\'Épau
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index