Queenship and Counsel in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

The discourse of political counsel in early modern Europe depended on the participation of men, as both counsellors and counselled. Women were often thought too irrational or imprudent to give or receive political advice-but they did in unprecedented numbers, as this volume shows. These essays trace the relationship between queenship and counsel through over three hundred years of history. Case studies span Europe, from Sweden and Poland-Lithuania via the Habsburg territories to England and France, and feature queens regnant, consort and regent, including Elizabeth I of England, Catherine Jagiellon of Sweden, Catherine de' Medici and Anna of Denmark. They draw on a variety of innovative sources to recover evidence of queenly counsel, from treatises and letters to poetry, masques and architecture. For scholars of history, politics and literature in early modern Europe, this book enriches our understanding of royal women as political actors.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Queenship and Power
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Helen Matheson-Pollock • Joanne Paul • Catherine Fletcher
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	284
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-76973-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	3-319-76973-1
Barcode:	9783319769738

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