Mary Tudor - Old and New Perspectives

This collection of interdisciplinary essays examines the origins and growth of Mary Tudor''s historical reputation, from the reign of Elizabeth I up to the 20th century. Re-appraising aspects of her reign that have been misrepresented the book creates a more balanced, objective portrait of England''s last Catholic, and first female, monarch.>

Sommario

List of Maps and Figures
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction; T.Freeman
PART I: OLD PERSPECTIVES
A 'Sharp Rod' of Chastisement: Mary I Through Protestant Eyes During the Reign of Elizabeth I; S.Doran
Her Majesty, Which is Now in Heaven: Mary Tudor and the Elizabethan Catholics; V.Houliston
The Exclusion Crisis of 1553 and the Elizabethan Succession; P. Kewes
'Thus Like A Nun, Not Like a Princess Born': Dramatic Representations of Mary Tudor in the Early Years of the Seventeenth Century; T.Grant
Inventing 'Bloody Mary': Perceptions of Mary Tudor from Restoration to the Twentieth Century; T.Freeman
PART II: NEW PERSPECTIVES
Ad Omne Virtutum Genus?: Mary Between Piety, Pedagogy and Praise in Early-Tudor Humanism; A.W.Taylor
Religion and Translation at the Court of Henry VIII: Princess Mary, Katherine Parr and the Paraphrases of Erasmus; A.Pollnitz
Maids and Wives: Representing Female Rule during the Reign of Mary Tudor; T.Betteridge
The Religious Policy of Mary I; W.Wizeman, SJ
Burning Zeal: Mary Tudor and the Marian persecution; T.Freeman
Reassessing Mary Tudor: Some Concluding Points; J.Richards
Appendix: List of the Marian martyrs
Further Reading.

Info autore

SUSAN DORAN is a Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Oxford, UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Susan Doran, Susan Freeman Doran, Doran Susan, Thomas Freeman, Thomas S Freeman, Thomas S. Freeman
• Con la collaborazione di: Susa Doran (Editore), Susan Doran (Editore), Freeman (Editore), Freeman (Editore), Thomas Freeman (Editore), Thomas S. Freeman (Editore)
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.06.2011
• EAN: 9780230004627
• ISBN: 978-0-230-00462-7
• Pagine: 360
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; B, History, European History, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, 20. Jahrhundert;20th century;England;essay;growth;history