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The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Female Rulers in Early Modern Europe

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  • © 2002

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  1. Sharon L. Jansen
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: Redrawing the Lines of Power

    • Sharon L. Jansen
    Pages 1-6

  3. Fifteenth-Century Foremothers

    • Sharon L. Jansen
    Pages 7-65

  4. The Daughters of Isabella of Castile

    • Sharon L. Jansen
    Pages 67-110

  5. The Daughters of Margaret Beaufort

    • Sharon L. Jansen
    Pages 111-154

  6. The Daughters of Caterina Sforza

    • Sharon L. Jansen
    Pages 155-179

  7. The Daughters of Anne of France

    • Sharon L. Jansen
    Pages 181-222

  8. The End of an Era

    • Sharon L. Jansen
    Pages 223-228

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 229-311
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In The Monstrous Regiment of Women , Sharon Jansen explores the case for and against female rule by examining the arguments made by theorists from Sir John Fortescue (1461) through Bishop Bossuet (1680) interweaving their arguments with references to the most well-known early modern queens. The 'story' of early modern European political history looks very different if, instead of focusing on kings and their sons, we see successive generations of powerful women and the shifting political alliances of the period from a very different, and revealing, perspective.

Reviews

'...this counternarrative unveils a shrouded history that is enjoyable, thoughtful, and definitely worth the read. Highly recommended.' - B. Lowe, Choice

'Jansen's book is readable and informative...[it] will stimulate students to investiage further the nature of female rule and encourage historians to incorporate the stories of powerful women in their political narratives.' - Susan Doran, JEMH

About the author

SHARON L. JANSEN is Professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University, USA.

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