Tudor Queenship: The Reigns of Mary and Elizabeth (Queenship and Power) [Hardcover]

Anna Whitelock (Editor), Alice Hunt (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2010 | Series: Queenship and Power

The essays in this volume contribute to a new understanding of the second half of the sixteenth century when England experienced the unprecedented rule of two successive queens regnant. Focusing on a diverse range of issues, from politics and personnel to ceremony and costume, and from a range of perspectives, Tudor Queenship demonstrates that thinking about both queens at the same time can be highly suggestive, and propels us to revise, develop and understand, and to contextualize, traditional interpretations. From what Elizabeth learnt from Mary, assessments of political acumen and the significance of confessional differences this is the first volume to focus on both Mary and Elizabeth, and to consider them as Renaissance monarchs a European stage. 

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Recommended.”—CHOICE

“This is an excellent collection that prompts us to rethink much of what we thought we knew about both the reigns and the personalities of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor.”—Greg Walker, Head of School, LLC and Masson Professor of English Literature, University of Edinburgh

“This volume is a landmark collection of essays which draws together an exciting range of new work by many of the leading scholars currently working on the two Tudor queens. Under Mary and Elizabeth the whole nature of English monarchy itself had to be fundamentally re-thought and worked out in important new ways. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in this process and all the cultural consequences which flowed from it. Tudor Queenship is an important and wide-ranging collection which will undoubtedly find a firm place both in university syllabi and on the shelves of scholars.”—Paul E.J. Hammer, Professor of History, University of Colorado at Boulder

About the Author

Alice Hunt is a lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at the University of Southampton, UK. Anna Whitelock is a lecturer in Early Modern History at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0230618235
• ISBN-13: 978-0230618237
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,925,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)