Tudor and Stuart Consorts Power, Influence, and Dynasty

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Synopsis

This book examines the lives and tenures of all the consorts of the Tudor and Stuart monarchs of England between 1485 and 1714, as well as the wives of the two Lords Protector during the Commonwealth. The figures in Tudor and Stuart Consorts are both incredibly familiar—especially the six wives of Henry VIII—and exceedingly unfamiliar, such as George of Denmark, the husband of Queen Anne. These innovative and authoritative biographies recognise the important role consorts played in a period before constitutional monarchy: in addition to correcting popular assumptions that are based on limited historical evidence, the chapters provide a fuller picture of the role of consort that goes beyond discussions of exceptionalism and subversion. This volume and its companions reveal the changing nature of English consortship from the Norman Conquest to today.

Book details

Edition:
1st ed. 2022
Series:
Queenship and Power
Author:
Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J. L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre
ISBN:
9783030951979
Related ISBNs:
9783030951962
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-09-01
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2022
Copyright by:
The Editor 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Social Studies