Queenship in the Mediterranean : negotiating the role of the queen in the medieval and early modern eras / edited by Elena Woodacre.
| Other author | Woodacre, Elena. |
| Other author | Bath Spa University. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013] |
| Description | x, 302 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Queenship and power Queenship and power. ^A1063065 |
| Contents | Introduction: Queenship in the Mediterranean / Elena Woodacre -- Female monarchs in the medieval byzantine court: prejudice, disbelief and calumnies / Alexandra Karagianni -- To have and have not: the dower of Joanna Plantagenet, Queen of Sicily (1177-1189) / Colette Bowie -- The final testament of Violante de Aragon (c.1236-1300/01): Agency and (dis)empowerment of a dowager queen / Melissa R. Katz -- Lost and found: visualizing a medieval queen's destroyed objects / Mariah Proctor-Tiffany -- The political role of a Portuguese Queen in late fourteenth century / Isabel de Pina Baleiras -- Philippa of Lancaster: the memory of a model queen / Ana Rodrigues Oliveira -- Not lost in translation: Aragonese court culture "on tour" (1400-1480) / Zita Rohr -- Queenly time in the reign of Juan II of Castile (1406-1454) / Diana Pelaz Flores -- Princess Isabel of Portugal : "first lady" in a kingdom without a queen (1415-1428) / Manuela Santos Silva -- Blanca, Queen of Sicily and Queen of Navarre-connecting the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean via an Aragonese alliance / Elena Woodacre -- Consorts of Moroccan sultans; Lalla Khnata Bint Bakkar, "a woman with three kings" / Fatima Rhorchi -- The sovereign and his wife "minister": Charles Emmanuel IV and Marie Clotilde Adelaide Xaviere of France. Interpersonal and political relations between the sovereigns of Sardinia / Federica Contu -- Queenship and family dynamics through the correspondence of the Queen Maria Carolina of Naples / Cinzia Recca. |
| General note | Papers from a conference Kings & Queens: Power, Politics, Patronage and Personalites held at Corsham Court in conjunction with Bath Spa University in April 2012. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-286) and index |
| LCCN | 2013026828 |
| ISBN | 9781137362827 |
| ISBN | 1137362820 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D107.3 .Q45 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |