Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-924737-0
Verlag: OUP Oxford
The last medieval queens of England were Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York - four very different women whose lives and queenship were dominated by the Wars of the Roses. This book is not a traditional biography but a thematic study of the ideology and practice of queenship. It examines the motivations behind the choice of the first English-born queens, the multi-faceted rituals of coronation, childbirth, and funeral, the divided loyalties between family and king, and the significance of a position at the heart of the English power structure that could only be filled by a woman. It sheds new light on the queens' struggles to defend their children's rights to the throne, and argues that ideologically and politically a queen was integral to the proper exercise of mature kingship in this period.
Zielgruppe
Readers interested in the history of the monarchy, scholars and students of medieval English history.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
- Introduction
- 1: Selecting Queens during the Wars of the Roses
- 2: Rituals of Queenship
- 3: Queens as Mothers
- 4: The Queen's Family
- 5: Court and Household
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
