S. Duncan

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Mary I (eBook, PDF)

Gender, Power, and Ceremony in the Reign of England's First Queen

Beschreibung

This book explores the gender politics of the reign of Mary I of England from her coronation to her funeral and examines the ways in which the queen and her supporters used language, royal ceremonies, and images to bolster her right to rule and define her image as queen.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 3.45MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Sarah Duncan is an assistant professor of History at Spring Hill College. She holds a PhD from Yale University. Her essays on queenship in the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I of England have appeared in Explorations in Renaissance Culture, Queens and Power in Medieval and Early Modern England, Elizabeth I and the Sovereign Arts : Essays in Literature, History, and Culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137047908
• Artikelnr.: 46753406

Rezensionen

"Duncan's book is an interesting read that is accessible to historian form the undergraduate level to the professor. Her book contributes great to Marian studies and the history of queenship and women in power int he early modern period." (American Historical Review)

"This is a crisply argued contribution to the debate over Mary I that adds usefully to our appreciation of her long misunderstood reign." (Renaissance Quarterly)