Marcia was the legendary third female ruler and a regent of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth.[1] She is presented by Geoffrey as "one of the most illustrious and praiseworthy of women in early British history".[2]
- ^ Geoffrey of Monmouth (1842) [c. 1136]. "XIII. Guithelin reigning after Gurgiunt Brabtruc, the Martian Law is instituted by Martia, a noble Woman" . In Giles, J. A. (ed.). The British History of Geoffrey of Monmouth in Twelve Books. The monkish historians of Great Britain. Vol. 3. Translated by Thompson, Aaron. London: James Bohn. pp. 54–55. hdl:2027/mdp.39015002171711.
- ^ Barefield, Laura D., Gender and History in Medieval English Romance and Chronicle, Peter Lang, New York, 2003, p.27.