Buch, Englisch, 267 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 340 g
Reihe: Queenship and Power
Succession, Politics, and Partnership, 1274-1512
Buch, Englisch, 267 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 340 g
Reihe: Queenship and Power
ISBN: 978-1-349-46431-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us
The five queens of Navarre were the largest group of female sovereigns in one European realm during the Middle Ages, but they are largely unknown beyond a regional audience. This survey fills this scholarly lacuna, focusing particularly on issues of female succession, agency, and power-sharing dynamic between the queens and their male consorts.
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1. Introduction: Geography and Gendered Rule 2. Juana I: The Vacant Throne 3. Juana II: The Queen Returns Home 4. Blanca I: The Peacemaker 5. Leonor: Civil War and Sibling Strife 6. Catalina I: Unequal to the Task? 7. Conclusions