A bride for the Tsar bride-shows and marriage politics in early modern Russia / Russell E. Martin.
| Author/creator | Martin, Russell, 1963- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, ; [2012] |
| Description | xi, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "It would be best to marry the daughter of one of his subjects": the origins of the bride-show in Muscovy -- "Without any regard for noble ancestry": picking a bride for the Tsar -- "If you marry a second time, you will have an evil child born to you": bride-shows and Muscovite political culture -- "To assuage the melancholy": the many wives of Ivan IV -- "Scheming to be rid of the chosen tsarevna": conflict and conspiracy in the Romanov bride-shows -- "Worthy because the tsar adores you": the last bride-shows and the return of the foreign-born brides. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-365) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011043203 |
| ISBN | 9780875804484 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 9781609090548 (electronic) |