Overview
- Examines the lives and legacies of Later Plantagenet and Wars of the Roses royal consorts
- Offers in-depth, thematic essays that explore vital aspects of the consorts role
- Reflects on the challenges of different periods of history and the impact on the lives and tenures of consorts
Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Consorts of the Hundred Years’ War
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Front Matter
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Queens Consort of the Wars of the Roses
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines the lives and tenures of the consorts of the Plantagenet dynasty during the later Middle Ages, encompassing two major conflicts—the Hundred Years’ War and the Wars of the Roses. The figures in this volume include well-known consorts such as the “She Wolves” Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou, as well as queens who are often overlooked, such as Philippa of Hainault and Joan of Navarre. These innovative and authoritative biographies bring a fresh approach to the consorts of this period—challenging negative perceptions created by complex political circumstances and the narrow expectations of later writers, and demonstrating the breadth of possibilities in later medieval queenship. Their conclusions shed fresh light on both the politics of the day and the wider position of women in this age. This volume and its companions reveal the changing nature of English consortship from the Norman Conquest to today.
Reviews
—Theresa M. Earenfight, Seattle University, USA
“This thought-provoking, accessible, and multifaceted volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the structures and practices of late medieval queenship, or in the queens themselves who stood atthe heart of the dynastic conflicts that shaped fourteenth- and fifteenth-century England. Ranging from the ‘she-wolves’ Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou to the child-bride Isabella of Valois to the English consorts Elizabeth Woodville and Anne Neville, these are fascinating lives.”
—Helen Castor, University of Cambridge, UK
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Carolyn Harris is Instructor in History at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, Canada, and a regular royal commentator in Canadian media.
J.L. Laynesmith is Visiting Research Fellow in Medieval Studies at the University of Reading, UK.
Danna R. Messer is Senior Acquisitions Editor at Arc Humanities Press, and the Executive Editor of The Encyclopedia of the Global Middle Ages.
Elena Woodacre is Reader in Renaissance History at the University of Winchester, UK, Editor-in-Chief of the Royal Studies Journal, and the founder of the Royal Studies Network.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts
Book Subtitle: Power, Influence, and Dynasty
Editors: Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre
Series Title: Queenship and Power
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94886-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-94885-6Published: 04 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-94888-7Published: 04 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-94886-3Published: 03 March 2023
Series ISSN: 2730-938X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 292
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of Medieval Europe, Imperialism and Colonialism, Gender Studies