Forgotten Queens in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Name: Forgotten Queens in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Forgotten Queens in Medieval and Early Modern EuropePolitical Agency, Myth-Making, and Patronage\nAuthor(s): Valerie Schutte, Estelle Paranque\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138085459, 978-1138085459\nSynopsis\nForgotten Queens in Medieval and Early Modern Europe examines queens dowager and queens consort who have disappeared from history or have been deeply misunderstood in modern historical treatment.\n\nDivided into eleven chapters, this book covers queenship from 1016 to 1800, demonstrating the influence of queens in different aspects of monarchy over eight centuries and furthering our knowledge of the roles and challenges that they faced. It also promotes a deeper understanding of the methods of power and patronage for women who were not queens, many of which have since become mythologized into what historians have wanted them to be. The chronological organisation of the book, meanwhile, allows the reader .