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Yolande of Aragon (1381-1442) Family and Power

The Reverse of the Tapestry

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Introduction

    • Zita Eva Rohr
    Pages 1-11
  3. Infanta of Aragon: Family Matters

    • Zita Eva Rohr
    Pages 13-48
  4. No Woman Merits Comparison with Her

    • Zita Eva Rohr
    Pages 49-85
  5. Yolans Regina Siciliae

    • Zita Eva Rohr
    Pages 87-132
  6. The Art of Prudence

    • Zita Eva Rohr
    Pages 133-165
  7. Conclusion

    • Zita Eva Rohr
    Pages 197-199
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 201-284

About this book

Yolande of Aragon is one of the most intriguing of late medieval queens who contrived to be everywhere and nowhere, operating seamlessly from backstage and center stage. She is acknowledged as having been shrewd and intelligent - an éminence grise whose political and diplomatic agency secured the throne of France for her son-in-law, Charles VII.

Reviews

“Rohr gives scholars and students of medieval France, queens and the practice of queenship a much richer, more nuanced, more meaningful portrait of a complex historic tapestry.” (Theresa Earenfight, French History, Vol. 31 (1), March, 2017)


“Continuing the recent trend toward writing biographies of lesser-known female political figures, Zita Eva Rohr has privileged her readers in Yolande of Aragon (1381-1442) Family and Power with an in-depth look into the life and times of Yolande. … a well-written and researched insight into the activities of the house of Valois-Anjou from 1380 to 1442, a house and historical period which have desperately needed more focused analyses such as this.” (Derek R. Whaley, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 3 (2), 2016) 

About the author

Zita Eva Rohr is Researcher and Tutor attached to the Department of History at The University of Sydney, Australia. Her primary research interests include the theory and practice of rulership, politics and gender in medieval and early modern Europe. She earned her Ph.D. in 2009 from the University of Armidale, Australia. In 2004 she was admitted to the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (chevalier grade).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Yolande of Aragon (1381-1442) Family and Power

  • Book Subtitle: The Reverse of the Tapestry

  • Authors: Zita Eva Rohr

  • Series Title: Queenship and Power

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137499134

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-49912-7Published: 30 November 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-58129-0Published: 05 June 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-49913-4Published: 29 April 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2730-938X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 284

  • Topics: Social History, Political Science, European History, History of Medieval Europe, History of France, History of Italy

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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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