Three Medieval Queens: Queenship and the Crown in Fourteenth-Century EnglandThis innovative study looks at a previously unstudied dimension of medieval queenship, examining the ways in which three fourteenth century English queens Margaret of France, Isabella of France, and Philippa of Hainault exercised power and authority. These women were consorts and dowagers for overlapping periods, creating a continuous transition from one queen to the next. It thus provides a unique perspective on normative queenly behaviour and