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Virtuous or villainess? : the image of the royal mother from the early medieval to the early modern era

Title
  1. Virtuous or villainess? : the image of the royal mother from the early medieval to the early modern era / Carey Fleiner, Elena Woodacre, editors.
Published by
  1. New York Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature, [2016]
  2. ©2016

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Additional authors
  1. Fleiner, Carey, 1965-
  2. Woodacre, Elena
Description
  1. xiii, 256 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
  1. "This collection addresses royal motherhood across Europe, from both the medieval and Early Modern periods, including (in)famous and not-so-famous royal mothers. The essays in this collection reveal the complexities and the subtleties inherent in the role of royal mothers and challenges these traditional stereotypes. The volume provides a fresh re-evaluation of these women, from those who have been given an almost saintly status to those who struggled against contemporary chronicles and propaganda that perpetuated the stereotypes associated with 'bad mothers'- these particular images of saintliness and wickedness have persisted right into the modern era. This series of intriguing case studies reveals how royal mothers were perceived by their contemporaries and explores the motivation for the ways in which they are depicted in modern popular culture. Taken together with the companion volume, Royal Mothers and their Ruling Children, this collection sheds new light on the important and challenging role of mothers within the framework of monarchy and at the epicenter of power."--
Series statement
  1. Queenship and power
Uniform title
  1. Queenship and power.
Subject
  1. Queens > Europe > History > Case studies
  2. Mother and child > Europe > History > Case studies
  3. Motherhood > Europe > History > Case studies
  4. Motherhood in popular culture > Europe > Case studies
Call number
  1. JFD 17-34
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title
  1. Virtuous or villainess? : the image of the royal mother from the early medieval to the early modern era / Carey Fleiner, Elena Woodacre, editors.
Imprint
  1. New York Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature, [2016]
Copyright date
  1. ©2016
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Queenship and power
  2. Queenship and power.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added author
  1. Fleiner, Carey, 1965- editor.
  2. Woodacre, Elena, editor.
LCCN
  1. 2016945268
ISBN
  1. 9781137513144 hardcover alkaline paper
  2. 1137513144 hardcover alkaline paper
Research call number
  1. JFD 17-34
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