Monstrous Regiment of Women - Female Rulers in Early Modern Europe

Zusatztext '...this counternarrative unveils a shrouded history that is enjoyable, thoughtful, and definitely worth the read. Highly recommended.' - B. Lowe, Choice 'Jansen's book is readable and informative...[it] will stimulate students to investiage further the nature of female rule and encourage historians to incorporate the stories of powerful women in their political narratives.' - Susan Doran, JEMH Informationen zum Autor SHARON L. JANSEN is Professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University, USA. Klappentext In The Monstrous Regiment of Women , Sharon Jansen explores the case for and against female rule by examining the arguments made by theorists from Sir John Fortescue (1461) through Bishop Bossuet (1680) interweaving their arguments with references to the most well-known early modern queens. The 'story' of early modern European political history looks very different if, instead of focusing on kings and their sons, we see successive generations of powerful women and the shifting political alliances of the period from a very different, and revealing, perspective. Zusammenfassung In The Monstrous Regiment of Women , Sharon Jansen explores the case for and against female rule by examining the arguments made by theorists from Sir John Fortescue (1461) through Bishop Bossuet (1680) interweaving their arguments with references to the most well-known early modern queens. The 'story' of early modern European political history looks very different if, instead of focusing on kings and their sons, we see successive generations of powerful women and the shifting political alliances of the period from a very different, and revealing, perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Isabella of Castille Lady Margaret Beaufort Caterina Sforza Anne of France Mary Tudor Elizabeth Tudor Mary Stuart Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: S. Jansen, Sharon L Jansen, Sharon L. Jansen
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2010
• EAN: 9780230621190
• ISBN: 978-0-230-62119-0
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Queenship and Power; Queenship and Power
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Sex, B, Gender Studies, Cultural History, European History, Clinical psychology, Political History, Social and cultural history, Western Europe, History: specific events and topics, Gender studies, gender groups, World Politics, Political science and theory, Civilization—History, Palgrave History Collection, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Europe—History, Europe;Focusing;France;history;political history;women