The Man behind the Queen

Male Consorts in History
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-49642-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 4336 g

Reihe: Queenship and Power

From the 14th-century king consorts of Navarre to the modern European prince consorts of the 20th century, the male consort has been a peculiar yet recurrent historical figure. In this impressively broad collection, leading historians of monarchy analyze how male partners of female rulers have negotiated their unique roles throughout history.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Taylor, M.

Beem, C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Man Behind the Queen; Charles Beem and Miles Taylor 1. The King Consorts of Navarre, 1284-1512; Elena Crislyn Woodacre 2. Ferdinand the Catholic: King and Consort; David Abufalia 3. "He to be Entitled Kinge": King Philip and the Anglo-Spanish Court; Sarah Duncan 4. Why Prince George of Denmark Did Not Become a King of England; Charles Beem 5. From Ruler in the Shadows to Shadow King: Frederick I of Sweden; Fabian Persson 6. Count Ernst Johann Bühren and the Russian Court of Anna Ioannova; Michael Bitter 7. Francis Stephen: Duke, Regent and Emperor; Derek Beales 8. Prince Albert; The Creative Consort; Karina Urbach 9. Commemorating the Consort in Colonial Bombay; Simin Patel 10. Ferdinand II of Portugal: A Conciliator King in a Turmoil Kingdom; Daniel Alves 11. Gaston d'Orléans, Comte d'Eu: Prince Consort to Princess Isabel of Brazil; Roderick Barman 12. The Rise and Fall of Siddiq Hasan, Male Consort of Shah Jahan of Bhopal; Caroline Keen 13. Royalty, Rank, and Masculinity: Three Dutch Princes Consort in the Twentieth Century; Maria Grever and Jeroen Van Zanten 14. Prince Philip: Sportsman and Youth Leader; Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska 15. The Prince Who Would Be King: Henrik of Denmark's Struggle for Recognition; Trond Norén Isaksen

Über Autor(innen)

David Abulafia, Cambridge University, UK

Daniel Alves, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Roderick Barman, University of British Columbia, Canada

Derek Beales, Cambridge University, UK

Michael Bitter, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, USA

Sarah Duncan, Spring Hill College, USA

Maria Grever, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Trond Norén Isaksen, independent historian

Caroline Keen, SOAS, UK

Simin Patel, University of Oxford, UK

Fabian Persson, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Karina Urbach, University of Munich, Germany

Elena Crislyn Woodacre, Bath Spa University, UK

Jeroen Van Zanten, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA