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Author(s)
Source Type
Publication Title
Publication Details
Monarch/Figure
Keywords
Period(s)
Place(s)
Bertolet, Anna Rielh.
Chapter
"Doppelg�nger Queens: Elizabeth Tudor and Mary Stuart."
In Queens Matter in Early Modern Studies, ed. Anna Rielh Bertolet, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Elizabeth I of England; Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
queenship, female rule, persona, representation, gender, political culture
Early Modern
England
Best, Antony.
Article
"A royal alliance: Anglo-Japanese Court Relations, 1900-41."
Japanese Monarchy: Past and Present, 6, 2006, pp. 18-29.
Queen Victoria; Edward VII; Emperor Hirohito; Prince Takamatsu; Prince Chichibu
monarchy, royal alliance, court culture, foreign relations,
Modern
England/Japan
Bethlehem, Ulrike.
Monograph
Guinevere, a Medieval Puzzle: Images of Arthur�s Queen in the Medieval Literature of Britain and France.
Heidelberg: Anglistische Forschungen: 2005.
Guinevere
female power, literary depictions, symbolism
Medieval
England/France
Betts, Sarah.
Chapter
"Matriarchs of the Royal House of Stewart: Negotiating Personal and Dynastic Ambition, Motherhood, and Adversity (1613-1662)."
In Royal Mothers and Their Ruling Children: Wielding Political Authority From Antiquity to the Early Modern Era, eds. Elena Woodacre and Carey Fleiner, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
various queens
female power, dynasty, motherhood
Early Modern
England/Scotland
Bianchini, Janna.
Monograph
The Queen�s Hand: Power and Authority in the Reign of Berenguela of Castile.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012.
Berenguela of Castile; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Blanche of Castile
female power, royal authority, marriage, dynastic alliances, gender roles, identity, succession, regency
Medieval
Spain/Iberia
Bianchini, Janna.
Chapter
"Daughters, wives, widows, lords: Dynastic Identity and Affective Bonds among Infantas in Twelfth-Century Le�n-Castile."
In Reginae Iberiae. El poder regio femenino en los reinos medievales peninsulares, eds. Miguel Garc�a-Fern�ndez and Silvia Cernadas Mart�nez, Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 2015.
various queens/notable women
female power, dynasty, identity, motherhood, political culture
Medieval
Spain/Ibera
Biebel-Stanley, Elizabeth M.
Chapter
"Sovereignty through the Lady: 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and the Queenship of Anne of Bohemia."
In The English �Loathly Lady� Tales: Boundaries, Traditions, Motifs, eds. Elizabeth Passmore and Susan Carter, Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications, 2007.
Anne of Bohemia, Queen of England
queenship, female power, sovereignty, governance, political & court culture
Medieval
England
Bishai, Nadia.
Chapter
"'Which thing had not before been seen': The Rituals and Rhetoric of the Execution of Anne Boleyn, England�s First Criminal Queen."
In The Rituals and Rhetoric of Queenship: Medieval to Early Modern, eds. Liz Oakley-Brown and Louise J. Wilkinson, Dublin: Four Courts, 2009.
Anne Boleyn
gender expectations, criminal behaviour, rhetoric, reputation
Early Modern
England
Biskup, Thomas.
Chapter
"Four Weddings and Five Funerals: Dynastic Integration and Cultural Transfer between the Houses of Braunschweig and Brandenburg in the 18th century."
In Queens Consort, Cultural Transfer and European Politics, c.1500-1800, eds. Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly and Adam Morton, London: Routledge, 2017.
Elisabeth Christine of Prussia; Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
monarchy, dynastic politics, wedding culture, royal progresses
Early Modern
Germany
Biskup, Thomas.
Chapter
"The Hidden Queen: Elisabeth Christine of Prussia and Hohernzollern Queenship in the Eighteenth Century."
In Queenship in Europe, 1660-1815: The Role of Consort, ed. Clarissa Campbell Orr, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Elisabeth Christine of Prussia
queenship, consort, political & court culture, diplomat, royal authority, foreign relations
Early Modern
Germany
Bitel, Lisa.
Monograph
Land of Women: Tales of Sex and Gender from Early Ireland.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1996.
Queen Medb
female sovereignty, female behaviour, sexuality, gender roles, famial networks
Medieval
Ireland
Bitter, Michael.
Chapter
"Count Ernest Johann Buhren and the Russian Court of Anna Ioannova."
In The Man Behind the Queen: Male Consorts in History, eds. Charles Beem and Miles Taylor, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Anna Ioannova; Count Ernest Johann Buhren
queenship, male consort, political & court culture
Early Modern
Russia
Black, Jeremy.
Monograph
Kings, Nobles and Commoners: States and Societies in Early Modern Europe.
London: I.B. Tauris, 2004.
Anna of Russia; Catherine I of Russia; Catherine II (the Great) of Russia; Charles I of England; Charles II of Spain; Charles III of Spain; Charles IX of France; Charles IX Sweden; Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor; Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor; Charles VIII, Holy Roman Emperor; Charles XII of Sweden; Elisabeth of Russian; Elizabeth I of England; and many others
monarchy, royal authority, queenship/kingship, political & court culture, religion, dynasty, warfare, sociability, identity, statecraft, absolutism
Early Modern
Europe
Black, Nancy B.
Monograph
Medieval Narratives of Accused Queens.
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2003.
Marie d'Oignes; Elizabeth of Hungary (Saint); Christine de Pizan; Margaret Tudor (of Beaufort); Blanche of Burgundy; Blanche of Castile; Elda; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Elizabeth of Hainaut; Elizabeth of York; Emma of England; Marie of France; Isabelle of Bavaria; Isabelle of Bourbon; Isabelle of Portugal; Isabelle, Queen of England; Joan of Burgundy; Joan of Navarre; Margaret of Anjou; Margaret of Scotland; Marguerite of Burgundy; Marie of France; Marie of Anjou; Marie of Brabant; Matilda of England; Osanne; and many male monarchs are mentioned
female power, female sanctity, imagery, religious iconography, literary depictions, chivalry, honour, heroines, female saints
Medieval
Europe
Blackmans, Wim.
Chapter
"Margaret of York: The Subtle Influence of a Duchess."
In Women of Distinction: Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria, eds. Dagmar Eichberger and Yvonne Bleyerveld. Turnhout: Brepols, 2005.
Margaret of York
female power, political & social influence
Medieval/Early Modern
Europe
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