Overview
- Considers Catherine of Lancaster's influence on poetry at the Castilian court
- Explores the Baena songbook in particular
- Traces transnational cultural influences in late medieval England and Castile
Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)
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Keywords
- courtly culture
- religious orthodoxy
- medieval literature
- Middle English verse
- Baena songbook
- religious poetry
- Virgin Mary
About this book
This book offers an integrated study of the English princess and Castilian queen Catherine of Lancaster (1373–1418), drawing on available archival, architectural, and poetic sources in England and Spain. Catherine’s mother, Queen of Castile in exile, and father, the powerful military commander John of Gaunt, raised her to take the Castilian throne. This volume connects Catherine’s early life, providing insights into those who promoted her cause from birth as Princess of Castile, and her later life as Princess of Asturias, then Queen-consort, and finally Dowager and Co-regent of Castile. Her influence on the Castilian court’s poetic circles has not previously been connected to her English heritage. Poetry written about her and influenced by her was compiled into a songbook presented to her son, Juan II. The book brings new understanding of the role an Englishwoman played in Trastámara Castile’s turbulent history.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Catherine of Lancaster and her Religious Court Poets
Authors: Lesley Twomey
Series Title: Queenship and Power
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 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58479-4Due: 23 June 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58482-4Due: 23 June 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-58480-0Due: 23 June 2024
Series ISSN: 2730-938X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 557
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations