Papers that grew out of a conference held at Chawton House Library in 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : "partners both in throne and grave" / Alice Hunt and Anna Whitelock -- Memorializing Mary and Elizabeth / Anne McLaren -- Examples and admonitions : what Mary demonstrated for Elizabeth / Judith Richards -- Godly queens : the royal iconographies of Mary and Elizabeth / Paulina Kewes -- The reformation of tradition : the coronations of Mary and Elizabeth / Alice Hunt -- Dressed to impress / Maria Hayward -- Elizabeth I : an Old Testament king / Susan Doran -- A culture of reverence : Princess Mary's household 1525-27 / Jeri L. McIntosh -- Christian women or sovereign queens? The schooling of Mary and Elizabeth / Aysha Pollnitz -- 'Spes maxima nostra" : European propaganda and the Spanish match / Corinna Streckfuss -- Power sharing : the co-monarchy of Philip and Mary / Alexander Samson -- "Woman, warrior, queen?" Rethinking Mary and Elizabeth / Anna Whitelock -- "Your most assured sister" : Elizabeth I and the kings of France / Glenn Richardson -- What happened to Mary's councilors? / Ralph Houlbrooke -- To serve the queen / Robert C. Braddock -- Women, friendship, and memory / Charlotte Merton.
Summary:
"This book brings together a selection of recent, cutting-edge research which, for the first time, challenges commonplace arguments about Mary and Elizabeth's relative sucesses or failures in order to rethink Tudor queenship"--Provided by publisher.
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