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Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette (Queenship and Power)
Carolyn Harris
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Description for Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette (Queenship and Power)
Hardcover. Queens Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette bear striking similarities as historical figures, particularly given the periods of violent revolution in which they lived. This novel comparative study explores how these queens perceived their roles as wives, mothers, and heads of royal households. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England were two of the most notorious queens in European history. They both faced accusations that they had transgressed social, gender and regional norms, and attempted to defend themselves against negative reactions to their behavior. Each queen engaged with the debates of her time concerning the place of women within their families, religion, politics, the public sphere and court culture and attempted to counter criticism of her foreign origins and political influence. The impeachment of Henrietta Maria in 1643 and ... Read more
Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England were two of the most notorious queens in European history. They both faced accusations that they had transgressed social, gender and regional norms, and attempted to defend themselves against negative reactions to their behavior. Each queen engaged with the debates of her time concerning the place of women within their families, religion, politics, the public sphere and court culture and attempted to counter criticism of her foreign origins and political influence. The impeachment of Henrietta Maria in 1643 and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Queenship and Power
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137497727
SKU
V9781137497727
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Ref
99-15
About Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris is an instructor in history at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies, Canada. She received her PhD in European history at Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada in 2012. Harris is the author of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada. Carolyn Harris won the 2016 award for the best book published in 2015-2016 on the history of ... Read more
Reviews for Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette (Queenship and Power)
“It is a well-researched historical analysis … . Harris’s book proves particularly valuable to scholars interested in queenship. … For readers interested in queenship and the connection between the personal and the political in the lives of royal women, however, Harris’s book offers a window into the complicated and politically dangerous world of the queen consort during periods of extreme ... Read more