Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500

AvMurielle Gaude-Ferragu

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Del i serien New Middle Ages

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This book examines the power held by the French medieval queens during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and their larger roles within the kingdom at a time when women were excluded from succession to the throne.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-08-31
Mått:148 x 210 x 20 mm
Vikt:416 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Middle Ages
Antal sidor:224
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137602732
Översättare:Angela Krieger

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Murielle Gaude-Ferragu is University Professor of History at the Université Paris-13, Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, France. Angela Krieger, PhD, is a translator and editor based in Paris, France.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Part I ACCEDING TO ROYAL DIGNITY.- Marrying the King.- Marrying the Monarchy: The Queen's Coronation.- Bearing the Blood of France.- Part II A WOMAN IN POLITICS: THE POWER OF THE QUEEN.- The 'Profession' of Queen.- The 'Government of Women': Delegating Power and Regency.- The 'Queen of Ceremonies'.- Part III THE SYMBOLIC GOVERNMENT.- Courtly Society: The Queen in her Hôtel.- The Road to Eternity: Devotions and the Divine.- The Queen's Treasury: Art, Literature and Power.- Conclusion