medieval-women:

The Anglo-Saxon Queen Ealhswith (died 902) was the consort of King Alfred the Great and mother of five children including the great leaders Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians and King Edward the Elder

The image comes from an illuminated manuscript, The Cartulary And Customs Of Abingdon Abbey, dated from 1220 CE.

British Library

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