The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395
Authors: Mielke, Christopher
- Examines the medieval queens of Hungary primarily through their material culture and through the spaces they built, renovated, or restored
- Showcases common features with the west as well as how the queens had to deal with court structures unique to Hungary
- Argues that queens used material culture and space to prop up their own position when it was weakened by external circumstances
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- About this book
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This book explores an alternate history of the power and agency of 30 Hungarian queens over 400 years by a rigorous examination of the material culture connected with their lives. By researching the objects, images, and spaces, it demonstrates how these women expressed and displayed their power. Queens used material culture and space not only to demonstrate their own power to a wide, international audience, but also to consolidate their own position when it was weakened by external circumstances. Both the public and private image of the queen factors significantly in understanding in her own role at the strongly centralized Hungarian court, and, moreover, how her position and person strengthened and complemented that of the king.
- About the authors
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Christopher Mielke is Executive Director of the Beverly Heritage Center in West Virginia, USA. From 2017–2018, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Al-Quds Bard College for Arts and Sciences in East Jerusalem. He received his PhD in Medieval Studies from Central European University in 2017.
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395
- Authors
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- Christopher Mielke
- Series Title
- Queenship and Power
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-66511-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-66510-4
- Series ISSN
- 2730-938X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Illustrations
- 70 b/w illustrations
- Topics
