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The last medieval queens of England were Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York - four very different women whose lives and queenship were dominated by the Wars of the Roses. This book is not a traditional biography but a thematic study of the ideology and practi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laynesmith, J. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Margaret, > of Anjou, Queen, consort of Henry VI, King of England, > 1430-1482.
Elizabeth, > Queen, consort of Edward IV, King of England, > 1437?-1492.
Anne, > Queen, consort of Richard III, King of England, > 1456-1485.
Elizabeth, > Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, > 1465-1503.
To 1500
Monarchy > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Queens > England > History > To 1500.
Queens > England > Social conditions.
Women > England > History > To 1500.
Power (Social sciences) > England > History > To 1500.
Reines > Angleterre > Conditions sociales.
Femmes > Angleterre > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1500.
HISTORY.
Kings and rulers.
Monarchy.
Politics and government
Power (Social sciences)
Queens.
Queens > Social conditions.
Women.
Great Britain > History > Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 > Biography.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers.
Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1399-1485.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1399-1485 (Lancastre et York) > Biographies.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1500.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1399-1485.
England.
Great Britain.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
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Sumario:The last medieval queens of England were Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York - four very different women whose lives and queenship were dominated by the Wars of the Roses. This book is not a traditional biography but a thematic study of the ideology and practice of queenship. It examines the motivations behind the choice of the first English-born queens, the multi-faceted rituals of coronation, childbirth, and funeral, the divided loyalties between family and king, and the significance of a position at the heart of the English power structure that could only be filled by a woman. It sheds new light on the queens' struggles to defend their children's rights to the throne, and argues that ideologically and politically a queen was integral to the proper exercise of mature kingship in this period.
Notas:Originally published: 2004.
"Joint winner of the Longman-History Today Book of the Year Prize 2005"--Page 4 of cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations, genealogical tables
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index.
ISBN:9781429469326
1429469323
1280846747
9781280846748

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