Overview
- Examines the agency and influence of medieval queens in late fourteenth-century England
- Explores different types of patronage, across the intercessory, literary and artistic
- Illustrates the transactional nature of the queen's role at court
Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Role of the Queen
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Patronage
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About this book
This book investigates the agency and influence of medieval queens in late fourteenth-century England, focusing on the patronage and intercessory activities of the queens Philippa of Hainault and Anne of Bohemia, as well as the princess Joan of Kent. It examines the ways in which royal women were able to participate in traditional queenly customs such as intercession, and whether it was motherhood that gave power to a queen. This study focuses particularly on types of patronage, and also considers the importance of coronation, especially for Joan of Kent, who was neither a queen consort nor a dowager, yet still fulfilled some queenly duties. Crucially, the author highlights the transactional nature of the queen’s role at court, as she accumulated wealth from land, rights and traditions, which in turn funded patronage activities.
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Book Title: Chaucer's Queens
Book Subtitle: Royal Women, Intercession, and Patronage in England, 1328–1394
Authors: Louise Tingle
Series Title: Queenship and Power
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63219-9
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 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63218-2Published: 05 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63221-2Published: 06 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-63219-9Published: 04 January 2021
Series ISSN: 2730-938X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 239
Topics: History of Medieval Europe, Literary History, Cultural History, Women's Studies