Gender, Power and Identity in the Early Modern House of Orang... - 9781409451464

Taylor & Francis

Gender, Power and Identity in the Early Modern House of Orange-NassauAuthor(s): Susan Broomhall, Jacqueline Van Gent\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781409451464, 978-1409451464\nSynopsis\nHow do gender and power relationships affect the expression of family, House and dynastic identities? The present study explores this question using a case study of the House of Orange-Nassau, whose extensive visual, material and archival sources from both male and female members enable the authors to trace their complex attempts to express, gain and maintain power: in texts, material culture, and spaces, as well as rituals, acts and practices. \n\nThe book adopts several innovative approaches to the history of the Orange-Nassau family, and to familial and dynastic studies generally. Firstly, the authors analyse in detail a vast body of previously unexplored sources, including correspondence, artwork, architectural, horticultural.