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Beem, Charles and Miles Taylor, eds.
Edited Collection
The Man Behind the Queen Male Consorts in History.
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Ferdinand II of Aragon; Philip II of Spain; George of Denmark; Frederick I of Sweden; Count Earnst Johann Buhren; Francis I; Ferdinand II of Portugal; Gaston d'Orleans; Siddiq Hasan; Henrik of Denmark; Philip IV; Jean d'Albret
male consorts, political influence, gender roles, dynastic alliance
Early Modern/Modern
Europe
Beem, Charles, ed.
Edited Collection
The Foreign Relations of Elizabeth I.
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Elizabeth I of England; Mulay Ahmad, Sultan of Al-Mansur; Don Antonio of Portugal; Cecilia of Sweden; Charles IX of France; Edward VI of England; Erik XIV of Sweden; Henri III of Anjou/France; Henri IV of Navarre; Henry VIII of England; Ivan IV of Russia; James VI/I of Scotland/England; John III of Sweden/Finland; Mary Stuart of Scots; Mary I of England; Ottoman Sultan Murad III; Philip II of Spain; Tahmasp I of Persia; and others
female rule, queenship, political & court culture, diplomacy/diplomatic negotiations, foreign relations, religious influences/policies, national/international statecraft, royal progresses, literary & visual representations/depictions, gender roles, nature of women, royal authority, court politics, warfare/military engagement, piracy, privy council/counsel
Early Modern
England
Beem, Charles.
Chapter
"'Greater by Marriage': The Matrimonial Career of the Empress Matilda."
In Queens & Power in Medieval and Early Modern England, eds. Carole Levin and Robert Bucholz, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2009.
Matilda (Maude), Holy Roman Empress
female power, marriage, inheritance, female agency, dynastic alliances
Medieval
England
Beem, Charles.
Chapter
"Why Prince George of Denmark Did Not Become a King of England."
In The Man Behind the Queen: Male Consorts in History, eds. Charles Beem and Miles Taylor, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
George of Denmark
male consort, royal precedent, dual body concept, authority, political influence
Early Modern
England
Beem, Charles.
Chapter
"The Virtuous Virago: The Empress Matilda and the Politics of Womanhood in Twelfth-Century England."
In Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens, eds. Carole Levin and Christine Stewart-Nunez, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Matilda (Maude), Holy Roman Empress
female power, reputation, virtue, masculinity
Medieval
England
Beem, Charles.
Monograph
The Lioness Roared: The Problems of Female Rule in English History.
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Matilda (Maude), Holy Roman Empress; Mary I of England; Victoria of England; Anne of Denmark (wife of James VI/I)
queenship, female rule, gender roles, identity, political culture
Late Medieval/ Early Modern/ Modern
England
Beem, Charles.
Chapter
"Greatest in Her Offspring: Motherhood and the Empress Matilda."
In Virtuous or Villainess? The Image of the Royal Mother from the Early Medieval to the Early Modern Era, eds. Carey Fleiner and Elena Woodacre, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Matilda (Maude), Holy Roman Empress; references to Henry I of England; Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor; Stephen of Blois, King of England; and others
queenship, female power, motherhood, legitimacy, children, gender roles, maternal duties, marriage/widowhood, dynasty/dynastic claims, female rule, autonomy
Medieval
England
Beem, Charles.
Chapter
"Princess of Wales? Mary Tudor and the History of English Heirs to the Throne."
In The Birth of a Queen: Essays on the Quincentenary of Mary I, eds. Sarah Duncan and Valerie Schutte, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Mary I of England; references to Matilda (Maude), Henry VIII of England, Catherine of Aragon, Jane Grey, Edward VI of England, Elizabeth I of England and others
female rule, royal heir, childhood, education, succession, legacy
Early Modern
England
Beem, Charles.
Chapter
"Queenship and Power: The Heart and Stomach of a Book Series."
In Queens Matter in Early Modern Studies, ed. Anna Rielh Bertolet, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
N/A
studies of queenship, female power, historiography
Medieval/Early Modern
Europe
Beem, Charles.
Monograph
The Royal Minorities of Medieval and Early Modern England.
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Henry III of England; Isabella of France; Roger Mortimer; Edward III of England; Richard II of England; Henry VI of England; Edward V of England; Edward VI of England
monarchical rule, royal minorities, political culture
Medieval/Early Modern
England/France
Beem, Charles.
Chapter
"William Fleetwood and Itinerarium ad Windsor."
In The Name of a Queen: William Fleetwood's Itinerarium ad Windsor, eds. Charles Beem and Dennis Moore, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Elizabeth I of England; references to Henry VIII of England; Edward VI of England; Jane Grey; Mary I of England; and others
queenship, female rule, political & court culture, literature/literary representation/depictions, kingship, patronage, antiquary, historical text/manuscripts
Early Modern
England
Beemer, C.
Article
"The Female Monarchy: A Rhetorical Strategy of Early Modern Rule."
Rhetoric Review, 30(3), 2001, pp. 258�274
Mary I of England
female rule, representation, imagery, symbolism, gender roles
Early Modern
England
Beer, M.
Thesis
�Practices and Performances of Queenship: Catherine of Aragon and Margaret Tudor, 1503-1533.�
Doctoral Dissertation. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014.
Catherine of Aragon; Margaret Tudor
queenship, female rule, representation, symbolism, performance
Early Modern
England
Beer, Michelle L.
Chapter
"'Translating' a Queen: Medieval Culture and the Creation of Margaret Tudor as Queen of Scots."
In Medieval Clothing and Textiles, eds. Robin Netherington and Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2014.
Margaret Tudor
female power, identity, marriage, clothing, imagery, symbolism
Early Modern
England/Scotland
Bell, Ilona.
Chapter
"Elizabeth Tudor: Poet."
In Elizabeth I and the 'Sovereign Arts': Essays in Literature, History, and Culture, eds. Carole Levin, Donald Stump and Linda Shenk, Tempe: The Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2011.
Elizabeth I of England
female power, female writing, poetry, representation, reputation
Early Modern
England
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