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Author(s)
Source Type
Publication Title
Publication Details
Monarch/Figure
Keywords
Period(s)
Place(s)
Alexander, John T.
Article
"The Courts of the Russian Empresses in the Eighteenth Century."
The Court Historian, 4:2, 2014, pp. 141-150.
Catherine the Great (Catherine II) of Russia; Catherine I of Russia; Anna Ivanovna of Russia
female power, court culture, royal household
Early Modern
Russia
Alford, Stephen.
Monograph
Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Edward VI of England
kingship, royal supremacy, political & court culture
Early Modern
England
Aliverti, Maria In�s.
Chapter
"Celebrations in Naples and other Italian Cities."
In Dynastic Marriages 1612/1615: A Celebration of the Habsburg and Bourbon Unions, ed. Margaret M. McGowan, Farnham: Ashgate, 2013.
Marie de Medici; Margaret of Austria
spectacles, cultural relations, royal wedding, dynastic alliances, performance
Early Modern
Italy
Allinson, Rayne.
Chapter
"Conversations on Kingship: The Letters of Queen Elizabeth I and King James VI."
In The Rituals and Rhetoric of Queenship: Medieval to Early Modern, eds. Liz Oakley-Brown and Louise J. Wilkinson, Dublin: Four Courts, 2009.
Elizabeth I of England; James VI/I of Scotland/England
kingship, queenship, royal authority, female rule, divine right
Early Modern
England
Allinson, Rayne.
Monograph
A Monarchy of Letters: Royal Correspondence and English Diplomacy in the reign of Elizabeth I.
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Elizabeth I of England
diplomacy, correspondence
Early Modern
England
Allinson, Rayne.
Chapter
"The Virgin Queen and the Son of Heaven: Elizabeth I�s Letters to Wanli, Emperor of China."
In Elizabeth I's Foreign Correspondence Letters, Rhetoric, and Politics, eds. Carlo M. Bajetta, Guillaume Coatalen, and Jonathan Gibson, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Elizabeth I of England; references to Zhu Yijun, Emperor of China; Henry VIII of England; Philip II of Spain; and others
queenship, female power, diplomacy, correspondence/epistolary culture, political correspondence, foreign relations, representation/depictions
Early Modern
England
Allirot, Anne-Hellene.
Article
"L�entourage et l�H�tel de Jeanne dՃvreux, reine de France (1324-1371)."
Annales de Bretagne et desPays de l�Ouest, 16:1, 2009, pp. 169-180.
Jeanne d'Evreux
female power, royal household
Early Modern
France
Altmann, Barbara K. and Deborah L. McGrady.
Article
Christine de Pizan: A Casebook.
London: Routledge, 2003.
Christine de Pizan
female writer, gender roles, political influence, royal depictions
Early Modern
France
Alvarez, Alyson.
Chapter
"The Widow of Scots: Examining Mary Stewart in Her Widowhoods."
In Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens, eds. Carole Levin and Christine Stewart-Nunez, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
female power, widowhood, reputation
Early Modern
Scotland
Alves, Daniel.
Chapter
"Ferdinand II of Portugal: A Conciliatory King in an Age of Turmoil."
In The Man Behind the Queen: Male Consorts in History, eds. Charles Beem and Miles Taylor, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Ferdinand II of Portugal; Maria II of Portugal; D. Pedro V of Portugal; and others
kingship, consort, political culture, image/representation, persona/characterisation, political & military affairs, conciliatory approach/nature
Modern
Portugal
Alvestad, Karl C.
Chapter
"Seeing Him for What He Was: Reimagining King Olaf II Haraldsson in Post-War Popular Culture."
In Premodern Rulers and Postmodern Viewers: Gender, Sex, and Power in Popular Culture, eds. Janice North, Karl C. Alvestad and Elena Woodacre, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Olaf II; references to Christina, Queen of Sweden; and others
kingship, cinematic & literary representations/depictions, popular culture, masculinity, gender roles, image, reputation
Modern
Norway/Scandinavia
Anderson, Glaire D.
Chapter
"Concubines, Eunuchs, and Patronage in Early Islamic C�rdoba."
In Reassessing the Roles of Women as �Makers� of Medieval Art and Architecture, ed. Therese Martin, Leiden: Brill, 2012.
Various monarchs
patronage, royal mistresses, royal court
Medieval
Spain/Iberia
Andrea, Bernadette.
Chapter
"Elizabeth I and Persian Exchanges."
In The Foreign Relations of Elizabeth I, ed. Charles Beem, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Elizabeth I of England; references to Mary I of England; Edward VI of England; Ivan IV of Russia; Tahmasp I of Persia; and others
queenship, female rule, diplomacy/diplomatic negotiations, cultural exchange, foreign relations, correspondence, rhetoric, alliances, trade
Early Modern
England
Andreani, Angela.
Chapter
"Manuscripts, Secretaries, and Scribes: The Production of Diplomatic Letters at Court."
In Elizabeth I's Foreign Correspondence Letters, Rhetoric, and Politics, eds. Carlo M. Bajetta, Guillaume Coatalen, and Jonathan Gibson, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Elizabeth I of England; references to Anne of Denmark; James VI/I of Scotland/England; and others
queenship, female power, correspondence/epistolary culture, epistolary networks, diplomacy, politics of letters, diplomacy, foreign relations, manuscripts, marginalia, administrative roles
Early Modern
England
Andrews, W. G. and Kalpakl, Mehmet.
Monograph
The Age of Beloveds: Love and the Beloved in Early Modern Ottoman and European Culture and Society.
Durham: Duke University Press, 2004.
Various monarchs
cross-cultural diplomacy, gender ideals, literary depictions, poetry
Early Modern
Europe
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