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Source Type
Author(s)
Publication Title
Publication Details
Monarch/Figure
Keywords
Place(s)
Period(s)
Chapter
Abulafia, David.
"Ferdinand the Catholic: King and Consort."
In The Man Behind the Queen: Male Consorts in History, eds. Charles Beem and Miles Taylor, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Ferdinand the Catholic (Ferdinand II); Isabella of Castile; Juana (Joanna) of Castile; and others
kingship, consort, global exploration, religious uniformity, widowhood, political participation, marital relations
Spain
Medieval/Early Modern
Monograph
Alford, Stephen.
Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Edward VI of England
kingship, royal supremacy, political & court culture
England
Early Modern
Chapter
Allinson, Rayne.
"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
England
Early Modern
Chapter
Alves, Daniel.
"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
Portugal
Modern
Chapter
Alvestad, Karl C.
"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
Norway/Scandinavia
Modern
Monograph
Anglo, Sydney.
Images of Tudor Kingship.
London: Seaby Ltd, 1992.
Henry VIII of England
kingship, visual imagery, symbolism, propaganda, chivalry
England
Early Modern
Monograph
Bakos, Adrianna E.
Images of Kingship in Early Modern France: Louis XI in Political Thought, 1560-1789.
Abingdon: Routledge, 2013.
Louis XI of France
kingship, image, representation, pageantry, royal authority, political thought
France
Early Modern
Chapter
Baldwin, J. W.
"The Many Loves of Philip Augustus."
In The Medieval Marriage Scene: Prudence, Passion, Policy, eds. S. Roush and C. L. Baskins, Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2005.
Philip Augustus
kingship, reputation, royal mistresses, queens, royal marriage
France
Medieval
Monograph
Barton, Simon.
Conquerors, Brides, and Concubines: Interfaith Relations and Social Power in Medieval Iberia.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.
Various monarchs
female power, identity, royal mistresses, queens, concubines, kingship
Iberia/Spain
Medieval
Chapter
Beales, Dereck.
"Francis Stephen of Lorraine (Emperor Francis I, 1745-65), Consort of Maria Theresa, Ruler of the Austrian Monarchy from 1740."
In The Man Behind the Queen: Male Consorts in History, eds. Charles Beem and Miles Taylor, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor; Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
kingship, political culture, statecraft, royal authority
Austria
Early Modern/Modern
Monograph
Black, Jeremy.
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
Europe
Early Modern
Article
Blake, Stephen P.
"Courtly Culture under Babur and the Early Mughals."
Journal of Asian History, 20:2, 1986, pp. 193�214.
Babur; Timur; Chinggis (Genghis) Khan; Ghazan; and others
kingship, monarchy, court culture, patronage, masculinity, warfare
India
Medieval
Edited Collection
Bolton, Brenda and Christine Meek, eds.
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
Europe
Medieval
Monograph
Bradbury, Jim.
Stephen and Matilda: The Civil War, 1139�1154.
Stroud: Sutton, 1996.
Matilda I of Bouglogne; Stephen (Stephen of Blois)
kingship, queenship, female power, military campaigns, political control
England
Medieval
Article
Brown, Elizabeth A. R.
"Royal Marriage, Royal Property and the Patrimony of the Crown: Inalienability and the Prerogative in Fourteenth Century France."
Humanities Working Paper, 70, 1982, pp. 1-78.
Philip V of France; references to Clementia of Hungary; Louis X of Fance; Jeanne of Navarre; and others
kingship/queenship, monarchy, royal family, marriage alliances, gift exchange, public/private persona, property, patrimony/crown possessions, royal prerogative, legal customs, gender roles, dowries
France
Medieval
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