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Matheson-Pollock, H. (Ed), Paul, J. (Ed), Fletcher, C. (Ed) (2018)
The discourse of political counsel in early modern Europe depended on the participation of men, as both counsellors and counselled. Women were often thought too irrational or …
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Finn, K. M. (Ed), Schutte, V. (Ed) (2018)
Of Shakespeare’s thirty-seven plays, fifteen include queens. This collection gives these characters their due as powerful early modern women and agents of change, bringing …
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Dunn, C. (Ed), Carney, E. (Ed) (2018)
Royal women did much more to wield power besides marrying the king and producing the heir. Subverting the dichotomies of public/private and formal/informal that gender public …
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Jestice, P. G. (2018)
In tenth-century Europe and particularly in Germany, imperial women were able to wield power in ways that were scarcely imaginable in earlier centuries. Theophanu and Adelheid …
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Fleming, G. B. (2018)
This book examines the deep and lengthy crisis of legitimacy triggered by the death of Prince Juan of Castile and Aragon in 1497 and the subsequent ascent of Juana I to the throne …
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Montini, D. (Ed), Plescia, I. (Ed) (2018)
This collection investigates Queen Elizabeth I as an accomplished writer in her own right as well as the subject of authors who celebrated her. With innovative essays from Brenda …
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North, J. (Ed), Alvestad, K. C. (Ed), Woodacre, E. (Ed) (2018)
Pop culture portrayals of medieval and early modern monarchs are rife with tension between authenticity and modern mores, producing anachronisms such as a feminist Queen Isabel …
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Bertolet, A. R. (Ed) (2018)
The essays in this book traverse two centuries of queens and their afterlives—historical, mythological, and literary. They speak of the significant and subtle ways that queens …
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Schutte, V. (Ed) (2017)
There were many surprising accessions in the early modern period, including Mary I of England, Henry III of France, Anne Stuart, and others, but this is the first book dedicated …
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Dunn-Hensley, S. (2017)
This book examines how early Stuart queens navigated their roles as political players and artistic patrons in a culture deeply conflicted about the legitimacy of female authority. …
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Warnicke, R. M. (2017)
This study of early modern queenship compares the reign of Henry VII’s queen, Elizabeth of York, and those of her daughters-in-law, the six queens of Henry VIII. It defines the …
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Paranque, E. (Ed), Probasco, N. (Ed), Jowitt, C. (Ed) (2017)
This collection brings together essays examining the international influence of queens, other female rulers, and their representatives from 1450 through 1700, an era of expanding …
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Bajetta, C. M. (2017)
This is the first edition ever of the Queen’s correspondence in Italian. These letters cast a new light on her talents as a linguist and provide interesting details as to her …
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Nash, P. (2017)
This book compares two successful, elite women, Empress Adelheid (931-999) and Countess Matilda (1046-1115), for their relative ability to retain their wealth and power in the …
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Recca, C. (2017)
This work offers a new portrayal of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples as a woman of power with weaknesses and ambitions, and analyzes the Queen's actions, from her political choices …
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Robison, W. B. (Ed) (2016)
This is the first book-length study of the award-winning historical drama The Tudors. In this volume twenty distinguished scholars separate documented history, plausible …
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Harris, C. (2016)
Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England were two of the most notorious queens in European history. …
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Rohr, Z. E. (Ed), Benz, L. (Ed) (2016)
This edited collection opens new ways to look at queenship in areas and countries not usually studied and reflects the increasingly interdisciplinary work and geographic range of …
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Duncan, S. (Ed), Schutte, V. (Ed) (2016)
Marking the 500th year anniversary of the birth of Queen Mary I in 1516, this book both commemorates her rule and rehabilitates and redefines her image and reign as England's …
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Fleiner, C. (Ed), Woodacre, E. (Ed) (2016)
This collection addresses royal motherhood across Europe, from both the medieval and Early Modern periods, including (in)famous and not-so-famous royal mothers. The essays in this …
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