Queens of Jerusalem with Katherine Pangonis

Katherine Pangonis' new book Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule sheds light on the somewhat overlooked women, queens and princesses of Outremer (the Crusader States). The book is about a dynasty of women who ruled in the Middle East during the medieval period, specifically in the 12th century during the times of the Crusades.
It starts with Morphia of Melitene. She's an Armenian Princess who marries Baldwin II to become the first crowned Queen of Jerusalem. The book looks at her life and the role she played politically during her husband's life and then also the lives of her four daughters including Queen Melisende Jerusalem and Princess Alice of Antioch and then her granddaughters, the daughters of those daughters. As well as the first queen to go on crusade, Eleanor of Aquitaine
Despite living in a quite strongly patriarchal and medieval environment, these women were able to seize real power due to the instability in the region. The fact that Morphia had four daughters was a major factor as well. There were no sons to inherit, which meant that women were able to succeed in political positions and actually wield power.
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0:00​ Introduction
0:53 What is the book all about?
1:55 Is there a gap in the scholarship around the Crusades?
4:27 Which women are focussed on in the book?
10:52 William of Tyre and other Medieval sources
16:43 Working through the bias of Medieval sources
21:00 Eleanor of Aquitaine as a Crusader Queen
30:33 Katherine favourite woman in the book
33:31 Outro
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Edessa www.worldhistory.org/edessa/
Eleanor of Aquitaine www.worldhistory.org/Eleanor_...
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[@stephenfonua2967]

I am currently reading this book and its so fascinating. Thank you for writing it. I absolutely love the way you write.

[@historydocumentary]

I feel like women have held power all throughout history, it's just not always in the spotlight. For example the impact that mothers have on their sons before (and often after) they become Emperors, generals, etc shouldn't be underrated.

[@JF-ey5fx]

Agree.

[@cassiusijeomah4239]

Well Documented And Narrated

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thank you! We're so glad that you enjoyed our video.

[@osw330904]

Fascinating

[@Davlavi]

very cool thanks

[@haigjamgochian2061]

Very interesting, thank you for your research and book, Katherine. I Hope the movie based on the book is coming soon? :)

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks for watching! We'll be sure to keep you updated with any movie news.

[@6140LIBRA]

Movie? This multiple years series.

[@lambert4116]

Melisende was a force of nature and deserves much more scholarship. Her policies stabilized the kingdom during her regency for Baldwin III and lasted through the final years of the kingdom.

[@avilacanario]

This is definitely the kind of book that should be read. The Intrigue is there.

[@historiajuridica]

Why don't they put subtitles in Spanish and other languages? The channel is so good that it would be watched by people who don't know English all over the world.

[@andreslinares6429]

I'm just finishing The Plantagenets by Dan Jones, next I'm gonna read Athelstan by Tom Holland from the Penguin Monarch Series to get a bit of a respite from such a long book ( The Plantagenets is like 600 pages) and next I'm definitely reading this.

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Sounds like an awesome plan. Happy reading!

[@starcapture3040]

Katherine Pangonis is super nice

[@6140LIBRA]

This makes me mad that I have to suffer Hollywood dawning on comics and less than 20-year-old movies and shows and put out total garbage while histories and stories aren't being told or drawn upon. The History of Byzantium podcast brought me here.