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Kingship and Masculinity in Late Medieval England (Hardcover, New)
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Kingship and Masculinity in Late Medieval England (Hardcover, New)
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Kingship and Masculinity in Late Medieval England explores the
dynamic between kingship and masculinity in fifteenth century
England, with a particular focus on Henry V and Henry VI. The role
of gender in the rhetoric and practice of medieval kingship is
still largely unexplored by medieval historians. Discourses of
masculinity informed much of the contemporary comment on fifteenth
century kings, for a variety of purposes: to praise and eulogise
but also to explain shortcomings and provide justification for
deposition. Katherine J. Lewis examines discourses of masculinity
in relation to contemporary understandings of the nature and
acquisition of manhood in the period and considers the extent to
which judgements of a king's performance were informed by his
ability to embody the right balance of manly qualities. This book's
primary concern is with how these two kings were presented,
represented and perceived by those around them, but it also asks
how far Henry V and Henry VI can be said to have understood the
importance of personifying a particular brand of masculinity in
their performance of kingship and of meeting the expectations of
their subjects in this respect. It explores the extent to which
their established reputations as inherently 'manly' and 'unmanly'
kings were the product of their handling of political
circumstances, but owed something to factors beyond their immediate
control as well. Consideration is also given to Margaret of Anjou's
manipulation of ideologies of kingship and manhood in response to
her husband's incapacity, and the ramifications of this for
perceptions of the relational gender identities which she and Henry
VI embodied together. Kingship and Masculinity in Late Medieval
England is an essential resource for students of gender and
medieval history.
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