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Queenship Historiography Database
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Source Type | Author(s) | Publication Title | Publication Details | Monarch/Figure | Keywords | Period(s) | Place(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Article | Alexander, John T. | "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 |
Chapter | Aliverti, Maria In�s. | "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 |
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 | Early Modern | England |
Monograph | Allinson, Rayne. | 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 |
Chapter | Allinson, Rayne. | "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 |
Article | Allirot, Anne-Hellene. | "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 |
Article | Altmann, Barbara K. and Deborah L. McGrady. | Christine de Pizan: A Casebook. | London: Routledge, 2003. | Christine de Pizan | female writer, gender roles, political influence, royal depictions | Early Modern | France |
Chapter | Alvarez, Alyson. | "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 |
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 | Modern | Portugal |
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 | Modern | Norway/Scandinavia |
Chapter | Anderson, Glaire D. | "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 |
Chapter | Andrea, Bernadette. | "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 |
Chapter | Andreani, Angela. | "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 |
Monograph | Andrews, W. G. and Kalpakl, Mehmet. | 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 |
Monograph | Anisimov, Evenii V; Kathleen Carroll, trans. | Five Empresses: Court Life in Eighteenth-Century Russia. | Westport: Praeger, 2004. | Catherine I of Russia; Anna Ioannaovna (Anna Ivanovna); Anna Leopol'dova; Empress Elizabeth Petrovna; Catherine II (the Great) of Russia | female rule, royal children, political authority, diplomacy | Early Modern/Modern | Russia |
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