Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500

Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gaude-Ferragu, Murielle (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XV, 224 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:The New Middle Ages,
Subjects:
Literature, Medieval.
Social history.
Europe > History > 476-1492.
France > History.
Europe > History.
Europe > History > 1492-.
Medieval Literature.
Social History.
History of Medieval Europe.
History of France.
European History.
History of Early Modern Europe.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-93028-9
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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