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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source Book | Bohemia, Elisabeth of; Lisa Shapiro, ed. and trans. | 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 |
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 | Medieval | Europe |
Monograph | Bonner, Shirley Harrold. | 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 |
Edited Collection | Booth, Marilyn. | 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 |
Chapter | Booton, Diane E. | "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 |
Monograph | Bordo, Susan. | 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 |
Monograph | Borman, Tracy. | 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 |
Chapter | Boruchoff, David A. | "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 |
Edited Collection | Boruchoff, David, ed. | 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 |
Chapter | Bossler, Beverly. | "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 |
Chapter | Botonaki, Effie. | "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 |
Chapter | Bots, H. and M. Evers. | "Book News in Locke's Correspondence (1683-1692)." | In Fabrics and Fabrications: The Myth and Making of William and Mary, eds. Paul Hoftijzer and C.C. Barfoot, Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1990. | William III of England; Mary II of England | monarchy, philosophy, Glorious Revolution, correspondents/correspondence | Early Modern | England |
Chapter | Bouchard, Constance Brittain. | "Eleanor�s Divorce from Louis VII: The Uses of Consanguinity." | In Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady, eds. Bonnie Wheeler and John C. Parsons, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. | Eleanor of Aquitaine | female agency, divorce, consanguinity, dynasty | Medieval | France |
Chapter | Boulton, Maureen. | "Nous deffens de feu de pestilence, de guerres: Christine de Pizan's religious works." | In Christine de Pizan: A Casebook, eds. Barbara K. Altmann and Deborah L. McGrady. London: Routledge, 2003. | Christine de Pizan | female power, religion, literature | Medieval | France |
Monograph | Bowie, Colette. | The Daughters of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Comparative Study of Twelfth-Century Royal Women. | Turnhout: Brepols, 2014. | Eleanor of Aquitaine; Henry II of England; Matilda of Saxony; Leonor (Eleanor), Queen of Castile; Joan (Joanna) of England, Queen of Sicily; and others | female power, royal children, dynastic alliances, religious patronage | Medieval | France |
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