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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chapter | Barrett-Graves, Debra. | "Mermaids, Sirens, and Mary, Queen of Scots: Icons of Wantonness and Pride." | In The Emblematic Queen Extra-Literary Representations of Early Modern Queenship, ed. Debra Barrett-Graves, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. | Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots; references to Elizabeth I of England; Henry VIII of England; Francis II of France; and others | queenship, female power, literary representation/depictions, imagery, symbolism, reputation, print culture, propaganda | Early Modern | England/Scotland |
Chapter | Barrett-Graves, Debra. | "Elizabeth I and Court Display." | 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; references to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots | queenship, female power, court culture, literary representation/depictions, | Early Modern | England |
Article | Barrow, Lorna G. | "'The Kynge Sent to the Qwene, by a Gentylman, a Grett Tame Hart' Marriage, Gift Exchange and Politics: Margaret Tudor and James IV 1502-1513." | Parergon, 21:1, 2004, pp. 65-84. | Margaret Tudor; James IV of Scotland | female power, correspondence, royal marriage, gift exchange, patronage | Early Modern | England/Scotland |
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 | Medieval | Iberia/Spain |
Article | Barzilai-Lumbroso, R. | "Turkish Men and the History of Ottoman Women." | Journal of Middle East Women�s Studies, 5(2), 2009, pp. 53�82. | Hafsa Hatun; Empress Eugenie; H. Ucar; Hurrem; Leyla Saz | female power, dynasty, women's writing, Ottoman Culture | Early Modern | Europe/Turkey |
Chapter | Basil, Alison. | "Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou: Madness, Gender Dysfunction and Perceptions of Dis-ease in the Royal Body." | In The Image and Perceptions of Monarchy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, eds. Sean Mcglynn and Elena Woodacre, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014. | Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI of England | female power, medical illness, gendered bodies, reputation, sexuality | Medieval | England |
Monograph | Bates, Catherine. | The Rhetoric of Courtship in Elizabethan Language and Literature. | Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. | Elizabeth I of England | female rule, rhetoric, literary depictions, courtship, pageants, symbolism | Early Modern | England |
Chapter | Bates, D. | "The Representation of Queens and Queenship in Anglo-Norman Royal Charters." | In Frankland: The Franks and the World of the Early Middle Ages, eds. Paul Fouracre and David Ganz, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2008. | various queens | female power, representation, symbolism, imagery | Medieval | England/France |
Chapter | Baudiere, Marie. | "The Carrousel of 1612 and the Festival Book." | In Dynastic Marriages 1612/1615: A Celebration of the Habsburg and Bourbon Unions, ed. Margaret M. McGowan, Farnham: Ashgate, 2013. | Marie de Medici | female power, patronage, dynastic alliances, equestrian spectacle, imagery | Early Modern | Spain |
Chapter | Bauer, Grace. | "The Kingdom If I Can." | In Scholars and Poets Talk About Queens, eds. Carole Levin and Christine Stewart-Nunez, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. | N/A | poem, queenship, female power, representation | Early Modern | England |
Monograph | Bay, Edna G. and American Council of Learned Societies. | Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey. | Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1998. | UNAVAILABLE | female power, gender roles, royal household, political culture | Early Modern/20th Century | Africa |
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 | Early Modern/Modern | Austria |
Chapter | Beck, Emily S. | "Religious Medievalisms in RTVE's Isabel." | 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. | Isabel I of Castile; references to Enrique IV; and others | female rule, royal power, cinematic representations/depictions, symbolism, collective memory, legacy/reputation, religious piety/devotion | Medieval | Spain/Iberia |
Chapter | Beech, George T. | "The Eleanor of Aquitaine Vase." | In Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady, eds. Bonnie Wheeler and John C. Parsons, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. | Eleanor of Aquitaine | female power, gift exchange, material culture | Medieval | France/England |
Chapter | Beem, Charles and Carole Levin. | "Why Elizabeth Never Left England." | In The Foreign Relations of Elizabeth I, ed. Charles Beem, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. | Elizabeth I of England; references to Edward VI of England; Mary I of England; Henry VIII of England; and others | queenship, royal progress, reputation, political & court culture, foreign relations, diplomacy, representation/depictions, national/international statecraft | Early Modern | England |
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