Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses - 9781108026161

Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English PrincessesConnected with the Regal Succession of Great Britain\nAuthor(s): Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108026161, 978-1108026161\nSynopsis\nAgnes Strickland [tel] and her sister Elizabeth collaborated on many biographical projects. They were pioneering historical biographers and key figures in the development of women's history. Writing from a female perspective, they included coverage of domestic matters that male historians had previously ignored. Although much of the work is Elizabeth's, she preferred to avoid publicity and her sister Agnes appeared as the sole author. This eight-volume series (originally published between 1850 and 1859) was the sequel to their hugely popular Lives of the Queens of England and allowed Agnes to indulge her passionate interest in Mary, Queen of Scots, to whom Volumes 37 ar.