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The Birth of a Queen

Essays on the Quincentenary of Mary I

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction: Princess, Bastard, Queen, Villain

    • Sarah Duncan, Valerie Schutte
    Pages 1-10
  3. Back Matter

    Pages 273-291

About this book

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 first queen regnant. In this broad collection of essays, leading historians of queenship (or monarchy) explore aspects of Mary's life from birth to reign to death and cultural afterlife, giving consideration to the struggles she faced both before and after her accession, and celebrating Mary as a queen in her own right.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL, USA

    Sarah Duncan

  • Independent Scholar, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Valerie Schutte

About the editors

Sarah Duncan is Associate Professor of History at Spring Hill College, USA and earned her Ph.D. in History from Yale University. Her publications include Mary I: Gender, Power, and Ceremony in the Reign of England’s First Queen (2012), articles on queenship in the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I, and an article on Philip of Spain as king consort.

Valerie Schutte earned her Ph.D. in History from the University of Akron, USA. She is author of Mary I and the Art of Book Dedications: Royal Women, Power, and Persuasion. She has published two articles on Anne Boleyn, an article on The Merchant of Venice, and three articles on royal Tudor women and print. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Birth of a Queen

  • Book Subtitle: Essays on the Quincentenary of Mary I

  • Editors: Sarah Duncan, Valerie Schutte

  • Series Title: Queenship and Power

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58728-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

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

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59748-9Published: 30 August 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95575-6Published: 21 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58728-2Published: 29 August 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2730-938X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 291

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Gender Studies, Cultural History, Political History

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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