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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 | Robison, William B. | "The Unexpected Virgin: The Perpetual Succession Crisis of Elizabeth I." | In Unexpected Heirs in Early Modern Europe: Potential Kings and Queens, ed. Valerie Schutte, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. | Elizabeth I of England; references to Matilda (Maude), Holy Roman Empress; Henry VIII of England; Anne Boleyn; James VI/I of Scotland/England; and others | queenship, female power, succession, unexpected heirs, primogeniture, popular culture, representation/depictions, legacy | Early Modern | England |
Chapter | Robison, William B. | "Marrying Mary to the Black Legend: Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Marian Messages in Anglo-American Films about Philip II of Spain." | In The Birth of a Queen: Essays on the Quincentenary of Mary I, eds. Sarah Duncan and Valerie Schutte, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Mary I of England; Philip II of Spain | queenship, female power, royal marriage, public discourse/opinion, criticism, religious politics, film/cinematic representations/depictions | Early Modern | England |
Article | Roca i Costa, M.C. | "C�mo eran las princesas en la Edad Media." | Cio: Revista de Historia, 91, 2009, 18-27. | UNAVAILABLE | UNAVAILABLE | Medieval | Europe |
Article | Rodini, Elizabeth. | "The Language of Stones." | Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 25:2, 2000, pp. 16-28+104. | Elizabeth I of England; Henry VIII of England; Margaret of Austria; Francis I of France; and others | jewels, ornamentation, objects/material culture, imagery/symbolism, private vs public, loyalty, gendered fashion/jewellery, visual representation/depictions, religious iconography | Early Modern | Europe |
Chapter | Rodrigues, Ana Maria S. A. et al. | "Private Properties, Seigniorial Tributes, and Jurisdictional Rents: The Income of the Queens of Portugal in the Late Middle Ages." | In Women and Wealth in Late Medieval Europe, ed. T. Earenfight, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. | Philippa of Lancaster; Constance of Castile; Leonor Teles; Isabel of Aragon; Beatriz of Castile; Constanca Manuel of Portugal; Leonor of Lancaster; Isabel of Castile; Beatriz of Guillen; and other | queenship, female power, marriage contracts/alliances, wealth, land/property, dowry, political & court culture, diplomacy | Medieval | Portugal |
Chapter | Rodrigues, Ana Maria S.A. | "The Treasures and Foundations of Isabel, Beatriz, Elisenda, and Leonor: The Art Patronage of Four Iberian Queens in the Fourteenth Century." | In Reassessing the Roles of Women as �Makers� of Medieval Art and Architecture, ed. Therese Martin, Leiden: Brill, 2012. | Isabel of Aragon, Queen of Portugal; Beatriz of Castile, Queen of Portugal; Leonor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon; Elisenda of Montcada, Queen of Aragon; and others | queenship, female power, patronage, territorial power/authority, wealth/possessions of land | Medieval | Iberia |
Chapter | Rogister, John. | "Queen Marie Leszczynska and Faction at the French Court 1725-1768." | In Queenship in Europe, 1660-1815: The Role of Consort, ed. Clarissa Campbell Orr, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. | Marie Leszczynska of France | queenship, female power, court & political culture, factionalism | Early Modern | France |
Edited Collection | Rohr, Zita Eva and Lisa Benz, eds. | Queenship, Gender, and Reputation in the Medieval and Early Modern West, 1060-1600. | Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Adelaide of Hungary; Anne of Brittany; Anne of France; Bridget (St. Birgitta) of Sweden; Blanca I of Navarre; Blanche of Castile; Catherine de Medici; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Fredegonda of Neustria; Isabeau of Bavaria; Isabella of France; Leonor of Navarre; Christine de Pizan; and many others | queenship, female power/agency, patronage, material objects, reliquaries, saints, religion/religious devotion, nunneries, gender roles/hierarchy, political/religious/cultural influence, marriage/marriage alliances, reputation, literary & visual representation/depictions, mother/motherhood, propaganda, royal authority, female consort/regents/regnants, succession, widowhood | Medieval/Early Modern | Europe |
Chapter | Rohr, Zita Eva. | "True Lies and Strange Mirrors: The Uses and Abuses of Rumor, Propaganda, and Innuendo During the Closing Stages of the Hundred Years War." | In Queenship, Gender, and Reputation in the Medieval and Early Modern West, 1060-1600, eds. Zita Eva Rohr and Lisa Benz, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Isabeau of Bavaria; Philippe the Bold; Henry V of England; Jean (John) the Fearless; Philippe the Good; Charles VI of France; and others | female power, rumours, propaganda, reputation, gossip, warfare/military engagement, gender/gendered bodies, literary representation/depictions, political & court culture, public opinion, chronicles | Medieval | Europe |
Chapter | Rohr, Zita Eva. | "The Practice of Political Motherhood in Late Medieval France: Yolande of Aragon, Bonne-Mere of France." | 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. | Yolande of Aragon; Isabeau of Bavaria; Charles VII of France; references to Louis XI of France; John I of Aragon; Violant (Yolande) of Bar; and others | queenship, female power, motherhood, gender roles/ideology, political women/mothers, dynasty/dynastic politics, female duties/expectations, political authority, familial networks, patronage | Medieval | France |
Thesis | Rohr, Zita Eva. | �L�Envers de la tapisserie: The �uvre of Yolande d�Aragon (1381�1442). A Study of Queenship, Power and Authority in Late Medieval France.� | Doctoral Dissertation, University of Sydney, 2009. | Yolande of Aragon | UNAVAILABLE | Medieval | France |
Monograph | Rohr, Zita Eva. | Yolande of Aragon (1381�1442): Family and Power. | Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Yolande of Aragon; references to Violant of Bar; Louis III of Anjou; Catherine of Burgundy; Louis II of Anjou; and others | queenship, female power, political influence/participation, political & diplomatic agency, foreign relations, marriage, widowhood, dynasty/dynastic politics | Medieval | France |
Chapter | Rohr, Zita. | "Not Lost in Translation: Aragonese Court Culture on Tour (1400-1480)." | In Queenship in the Mediterranean: Negotiating the Role of the Queen in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras, ed. Elena Woodacre, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. | Yolande of Aragon; Joan I of Navarre; Violant of Bar; Louis II of Anjou; Peter IV of Aragon; and others | queenship/kingship, female power, court culture, cultural exchange, customs, patronage, piety, political influence | Medieval | Mediterranean |
Chapter | Rohr, Zita. | "Playing the Catalan: The Rise of the Chess Queen; Queenship and Political Motherhood In Late Medieval Aragon and France." | In Virtuous or Villainess? The Image of the Royal Mother from the Early Medieval to the Early Modern Era, eds. Carey Fleiner and Elena Woodacre, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | References to Marguerite of Anjou; Madeleine of France; Elizabeth Woodville; Blanca II of Navarre; Anne of France; Anne of Brittany; Isabel of Castile; Margarete of Austria; Mary I of England; Elizabeth I of England; Marguerite of Navarre; Catherine de Medici; Alfonso X of Castile; and others | queenship, female power, motherhood, game of chess, metaphor, effective rulership/kingship, female autonomy, political mothers, access, agency | Medieval | France |
Monograph | Roider, Karl A., ed. | Maria Theresa. | New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc, 1973. | Maria Theresa; references to Marie Antoinette; Frederick of Prussia; Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor; Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor; Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor; and others | queenship, female power, warfare, political influence/participation, reform, governance, foreign relations, alliances, royal family, marriage, motherhood, reputation/legacy | Early Modern | Europe |
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