Title The last medieval queens : English queenship 1445-1503 / J.L. Laynesmith

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations, genealogical tables Summary The last medieval queens of England were Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York - four very different women whose lives and queenship were dominated by the Wars of the Roses. This book is not a traditional biography but a thematic study of the ideology and practice of queenship. It examines the motivations behind the choice of the first English-born queens, the multi-faceted rituals of coronation, childbirth, and funeral, the divided loyalties between family and king, and the significance of a position at the heart of the English power structure that could only be filled by a woman. It sheds new light on the queens' struggles to defend their children's rights to the throne, and argues that ideologically and politically a queen was integral to the proper exercise of mature kingship in this period Notes Originally published: 2004 "Joint winner of the Longman-History Today Book of the Year Prize 2005"--Page 4 of cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index Notes Print version record Subject Margaret, of Anjou, Queen, consort of Henry VI, King of England, 1430-1482. Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Edward IV, King of England, 1437?-1492. Anne, Queen, consort of Richard III, King of England, 1456-1485. Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503. SUBJECT Anne, Queen, consort of Richard III, King of England, 1456-1485 fast Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Edward IV, King of England, 1437?-1492 fast Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503 fast Margaret, of Anjou, Queen, consort of Henry VI, King of England, 1430-1482 fast Subject Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500 Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography Queens -- England -- History -- To 1500 Queens -- England -- Social conditions Women -- England -- History -- To 1500 Power (Social sciences) -- England -- History -- To 1500 HISTORY. Kings and rulers Monarchy Politics and government Power (Social sciences) Queens Queens -- Social conditions Women SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 -- Biography Great Britain -- Kings and rulers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056859 Great Britain -- History -- To 1500 Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1399-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056880 Subject England Great Britain Genre/Form Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781429469326 1429469323 1280846747 9781280846748

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