This collection brings together essays examining the international influence of queens, other female rulers, and their representatives from 1450 through 1700, an era of expanding colonial activity and sea trade. As Europe rose in prominence geopolitically, a number of important women—such as Queen Elizabeth I of England, Catherine de Medici, Caterina Cornaro of Cyprus, and Isabel Clara Eugenia of Austria—exerted influence over foreign affairs. Traditionally male-dominated spheres ...
Table of Content
1. Introduction.- I. Demonstration of Power.- 2. Mary I, Mary of Guise and the Strong Hand of the Scots: Marian Policy in Ulster and Anglo-Scottish Diploma...
About the author
Estelle Paranque is Lecturer in Early Modern History at New College of the Humanities, London, UK.
Nate Probasco is Assistant Professor of History at Briar ...