Monarchy and Matrimony

The Courtships of Elizabeth I
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-415-11969-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Monarchy and Matrimony is the first comprehensive study of Elizabeth I's courtships. Susan Doran argues that the cult of the `Virgin Queen' was invented by her ministers, and that Elizabeth was forced into celibacy by political necessity.
Doran's detailed examination of the different suits is based on extensive archival research across Europe. Rather than focusing on Elizabeth's personality and image, she views the question within a wider political and religious context. She shows how the question of Elizabeth's marriage was divisive for England, affecting both political life and international relations, and provoking popular propaganda in the form of plays, poetry and paintings.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Doran, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of plates, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Notes on sources, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 EARLY SUITORS, 3 THE DUDLEY COURTSHIP, 4 THE ARCHDUKE CHARLES MATRIMONIAL PROJECT 1563–7, 5 HENRY DUKE OF ANJOU 1570–1, 6 MATRIMONIAL DIPLOMACY: THE ALENÇON MATCH 1572–8, 7 THE WOOING OF FRANCIS DUKE OF ANJOU 1579–81, 8 THE UNDERLYING DEBATE, 9 CONCLUSIONS, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Doran