Queenship and Power

Beem, C. (Ed), Levin, C. (Ed)

This series focuses on works specializing in gender analysis, women's studies, literary interpretation, and cultural, political, constitutional, and diplomatic history. It aims to broaden our understanding of the strategies that queens—both consorts and regnants, as well as female regents—pursued in order to wield political power within the structures of male-dominant societies. The works describe queenship in Europe as well as many other parts of the world, including East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Islamic civilization.

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Within Book History of Medieval Europe

Chaucer's Queens Book

Chaucer's Queens

Tingle, L. (2020)

This book investigates the agency and influence of medieval queens in late fourteenth-century England, focusing on the patronage and intercessory activities of the queens Philippa …

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Queenship and the Women of Westeros Book

Queenship and the Women of Westeros

Rohr, Z. E. (Ed), Benz, L. (Ed) (2020)

Is the world of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones really medieval? How accurately does it reflect the real Middle Ages? Historians have been …

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Premodern Rulers and Postmodern Viewers Book

Premodern Rulers and Postmodern Viewers

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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Imperial Ladies of the Ottonian Dynasty Book

Imperial Ladies of the Ottonian Dynasty

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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Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda Book

Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda

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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Elizabeth of York and Her Six Daughters-in-Law Book

Elizabeth of York and Her Six Daughters-in-Law

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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Queenship, Gender, and Reputation in the Medieval and Early Modern West, 1060-1600 Book

Queenship, Gender, and Reputation in the Medieval and Early Modern West, 1060-1600

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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Virtuous or Villainess? The Image of the Royal Mother from the Early Medieval to the Early Modern Era Book

Virtuous or Villainess? The Image of the Royal Mother from the Early Medieval to the Early Modern Era

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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Three Medieval Queens Book

Three Medieval Queens

St. John, L. B. (2012)

This book is an innovative study offering the first examination of how three fourteenth-century English queens, Margaret of France, Isabella of France, and Philippa of Hainault, …

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Queenship and Voice in Medieval Northern Europe Book

Queenship and Voice in Medieval Northern Europe

Layher, W. (2010)

This book examines female lordship and the power of the political voice in medieval Northern Europe, focusing on three prominent, foreign-born queens of medieval Scandinavia - …

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The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395 Book

The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395

Mielke, C. (2021)

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. …

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