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Author(s) | Source Type | Publication Title | Publication Details | Monarch/Figure | Keywords | Period(s) | Place(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bleyerveld, Yvonne. | Chapter | "Powerful Women, Foolish Men, the Popularity of the 'power of women' Topos in Art." | In Women of Distinction: Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria, eds. Dagmar Eichberger and Yvonne Bleyerveld. Turnhout: Brepols, 2005. | Margaret of York; Margaret of Austria | female power, imagery, art, symbolism | Medieval/Early Modern | Europe |
Bloem, Helene M. | Article | "The Processions and Decorations at the Royal Funeral of Anne of Brittany." | Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance, 54:1, 1992, pp. 131-160. | Anne of Brittany | queenship, funeral ceremony, spectacles, processions, depictions, historical manuscripts | Early Modern | France |
Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate. | Chapter | "Christine de Pizan and the Political Life in late Medieval France." | In Christine de Pizan: A Casebook, eds. Barbara K. Altmann and Deborah L. McGrady. London: Routledge, 2003. | Christine de Pizan; Joan of Arc; and references to male monarchs | female power, political influence, literature, | Medieval | France |
Boccaccio, Giovanni; Virginia Brown, trans. | Chapter | "Joanna, Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily." | In Famous Women, ed. Giovanni Boccaccio, trans. Virginia Brown, New York: Italica Press, 2011. | Joanna of Jerusalem & Sicily (Joanna I of Naples) | queenship, female power, biography, character | Medieval | Italy |
Bohemia, Elisabeth of; Lisa Shapiro, ed. and trans. | Source Book | Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and Rene Descartes: The Correspondence between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and Rene Descartes. | Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. | Elisabeth of Bohemia | female power, education, philosophy, correspondence, character, history of thought | Early Modern | Europe |
Bolton, Brenda and Christine Meek, eds. | Edited Collection | Aspects of Power and Authority in the Middle Ages. | Turnhout: Brepols, 2007. | Charles I of Anjou; William I (the Conqueror) of England; Matilda of Boulogne; Edward the Confessor; and others | kingship, imagery, symbolism, royal authority, consorts, female power, religion, political culture | Medieval | Europe |
Bonner, Shirley Harrold. | Monograph | Fortune, Misfortune, Fortifies One: Margaret of Austria, Ruler of the Low Countries, 1507-1530. | Createspace Publishing reprint, 2015 | Margaret of Austria | queenship, female rule, education, patronage, diplomat, religion, political power, royal authority, court culture, marriage | Early Modern | Europe |
Booth, Marilyn. | Edited Collection | Harem Histories: Envisioning Places and Living Spaces. | Durham: Duke University Press, 2011. | Shajarat al-Durr; and others | female power, monarchy, gender roles, domesticity, literature, royal household | Medieval/Early Modern/Modern | Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia |
Booton, Diane E. | Chapter | "The Book Trade in and beyond the Duchy of Brittany during the Reign of Anne de Bretagne." | In The Cultural and Political Legacy of Anne de Bretagne: Negotiating Convention in Books and Documents, ed. Cynthia J. Brown, Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer, 2010. | Anne of Bretagne | queenship, illuminated manuscripts, literature, patronage, book culture/book trade, nobility, court culture | Early Modern | France |
Bordo, Susan. | Monograph | The Creation of Anne Boleyn: In Search of the Tudors' Most Notorious Queen. | London: Oneworld Publications, 2014. | Anne Boleyn; Margaret of Austria; Marguerite of Navarre | queenship, popular culture, film/tv depictions, reputation, court culture, female power, political power, imagery | Early Modern | England |
Borman, Tracy. | Monograph | Elizabeth's Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen. | London: Vintage Books, 2010. | Elizabeth I of England | queenship, female power, court culture, representation, royal household, character | Early Modern | England |
Boruchoff, David A. | Chapter | "Historiography with License: Isabel, the Catholic Monarch and the Kingdom of God." | In Isabel la Cat�lica, Queen of Castile: Critical Essays, ed. David Boruchoff, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. | Isabel la Catolica (Isabella I of Castile) | queenship, imagery, depictions, historiography, politics, religion | Medieval/Early Modern | Spain |
Boruchoff, David, ed. | Edited Collection | Isabel la Cat�lica, Queen of Castile: Critical Essays. | Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. | Isabel la Catolica (Isabella I of Castile) | queenship, patronage, literary depictions, religion, political power | Medieval/Early Modern | Spain |
Bossler, Beverly. | Chapter | "Gender and Entertainment at the Song Court." | In Servants of the Dynasty: Palace Women in World History, ed. Anne Walthall, California: University of California Press, 2008. | Empress Liu; Emperor Zhenzong | female power, entertainments, political influence, court culture, royal household, music, dance, gender roles/stereotypes | Medieval | China |
Botonaki, Effie. | Chapter | "Anne of Denmark and the Court Masque: Displaying and Authoring Queenship." | In The Emblematic Queen Extra-Literary Representations of Early Modern Queenship, ed. Debra Barrett-Graves, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. | Anne of Denmark, Queen of England; references to James VI/I of Scotland/England; Elizabeth I of England; and others | queenship, court culture, masque, gender stereotypes, literary & visual representation/depiction, political power/influence, authorship, performer, political & court culture | Early Modern | England |
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