Elite Women in Early Modern Catholic Europe

Name: Elite Women in Early Modern Catholic Europe
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Elite Women in Early Modern Catholic Europe offers a new look at early modern Catholic Europe through the lens of the diverse experiences of elite women, using a historiographical approach to analyze women\u0092s roles through changing political, social, and cultural contexts.\nThrough novel practices and broad social networks, distinguished women assumed prominent roles, from queens and princesses, to aristocrats and great nobles, to women of faith and religion. As the Counter-Reformation and the transition toward Enlightenment ideology swept France, Spain, and Italy, literacy and education became more accessible to upper-class women, who began to create new traditions in place of the old ways that were falling short. The case studies in this volume, ranging from the seventeenth to early\n\nElite Women in Early Modern Catholic Europe\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the ;