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Zusatztext In this consideration of gender, power and monarchy, The Tudor Queens of England is a valuable and accessible survey and Loades is an immensely experienced guide. Informationen zum Autor DAVID LOADES is Professor of History at the University of North Wales, Bangor, UK. Klappentext From Elizabeth of York - wife of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch - through to Elizabeth I, her grand-daughter and the last in the line, this book explores some of the most colourful and dramatic women in British history. Queen consorts were central to the Royal Court but their role has rarely been examined or contrasted with the better known ruling queens. How did they behave (in and out of the bedchamber)? How powerful were they as patrons of learning and the arts? What religious views did they espouse and why? How successful and influential were they? Vorwort From convenient accessory to sovereign lady, this book assesses the critical, colourful and at times dramatic role of the Tudor Queens of England. Zusammenfassung Ranging from Elizabeth of York - wife of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch - through to Elizabeth I, her grand-daughter and the last in the line, this book explores the most colorful and dramatic women in British history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The queen as trophy: Catherine de Valois 2. The queen as dominatrix: Margaret of Anjou 3. The queen as lover: Elizabeth Woodville 4. The queen as helpmate: Elizabeth of York 5. The queen as foreign ally: Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves 6.The domestic queens: Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr 7. The queen as whore: Catherine Howard 8. The queens who never were: Jane Grey and Mary Stuart 9. The married sovereign: Mary I 10. The unmarried sovereign: Elizabeth I Epilogue: Queens since 1603
