Unexpected Heirs in Early Modern Europe : Potential Kings and Queens

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Unexpected Heirs in Early Modern Europe : Potential Kings and Queens

Title remainder

Potential Kings and Queens

Statement of responsibility

edited by Valerie Schutte

Contributor

• Schutte, Valerie

Editor

• Schutte, Valerie

Subject

• Europe -- History—1492-
• Europe -- History—476-1492
• Gender expression
• Gender identity
• Great Britain -- History
• History
• Sex (Psychology)
• Sociology

Language

eng

Summary

There were many surprising accessions in the early modern period, including Mary I of England, Henry III of France, Anne Stuart, and others, but this is the first book dedicated solely to evaluating their lives and the repercussions of their reigns. By comparing a variety of such unexpected heirs, this engaging history offers a richer portrait of early modern monarchy. It shows that the need for heirs and the acquisition and preparation of heirs had a critical impact on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century culture and politics, from the appropriation of culture to the influence of language, to trade and political alliances. It also shows that securing a dynasty relied on more than just political agreements and giving birth to legitimate sons, examining how relationships between women could and did forge alliances and dynastic continuities.--

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• Queenship and Power

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non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

• Springer eBooks
• Queenship and Power