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.
Inhoudsopgave
Mary, the Queen The Succession of a Queen The Coronation of a Queen The Queen’s Two Bodies: Female Sovereignty and the Anglo-Spanish Marriage Negotiations The Marriage of a Queen: Mary’s Consort, Philip of Spain and the Royal Marriage Ceremony To Be the King: Defining the Roles of Queen Regnant and King Consort ‘Cruele Jezebel’ or ‘Handemayde of God’?: Mary as Jezebel and Virgin ‘An uncroned king out of a straunge lande: Philip as Conqueror or Savior The Queen is Dead, Long Live the Queen
Over de auteur
Sarah Duncan is an assistant professor of History at Spring Hill College. She holds a Ph D 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.
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