Remembering Queens and Kings of Early Modern England and France
Reputation, Reinterpretation, and Reincarnation
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Introduction: Remembering, Forgetting, and the Power of Memory
Why is it so important to remember early modern monarchs? First, because the ways in which they were represented after their death show us how societies have evolved and shaped their ruling model from premoder...
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“a germayne sister”: The Impact of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre’s on Representations of Queen Elizabeth—August 1572–June 1574
This chapter explores the intentions of the French royal family and their expectations in terms of alliances and political strategies. In addition, it analyzes the shrewd tactics that they and their ambassador...
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“declared herself as our enemy”: Crisis, Confrontation, and Secret Correspondence, 1584–1588
This chapter examines the French royal family’s mounting distrust of Elizabeth in this period of domestic crisis. Some old grievances resurfaced—such as suspicions that the English queen was sending aid to the...
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Charles IX of France or the Anti-King: His Legacy in Plays and Chronicles in Seventeenth- and Long Eighteenth-Century France
Charles IX’s reign is mostly remembered because of the decades of religious civil wars ravaging the country, climaxing with the horrors of the 1572 St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. This chapter further examines...
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Daenerys Targaryen as Queen Elizabeth I’s Spiritual Daughter
In popular culture, fascination with female rule has been evident most recently in the widely beloved Game of Thrones. More and more historians working on Royal Studies continue to pay attention to this televisio...
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Introduction: In Valois Eyes
This chapter briefly discusses Elizabeth’s representations and explains how the whole book fits into the existent historiography. It also explains the importance of the state of Anglo-French relations when Eli...
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“a rock”: Between Peace and Conflict—An Intriguing Queen, 1568–1570
La Mothe Fénélon played a pivotal role in reassuring the French royal family that Elizabeth remained loyal to the Anglo-French alliance and wished to preserve good relations with them. Moreover, he defended he...
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“he will have the honor to marry her this time”: Last Chance to Marry the “Frog,” 1579–1581
Between 1579 and 1581, although Elizabeth was still depicted as a potential bride with many admirable qualities who usually greeted the French ambassador with a joyful demeanor, this representation was increas...
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“her so evil and dangerous will”: Long Live the Queen and Diplomatic Games 1558–1565
This chapter analyzes how France pursued peace with England in the aftermath of the latter’s recent loss of Calais and notwithstanding the English military incursion into Scotland. We learn that the French rul...
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Queen Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan Court in the French Ambassador’s Eyes
This chapter looks at how Bertrand de Salignac de la Mothe Fénélon, French ambassador appointed at the English court in October 1568 until 1575, reported his perception of Queen Elizabeth I of England, her cou...
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Introduction to Colonization, Piracy, and Trade in Early Modern Europe: The Roles of Powerful Women and Queens
Much as Europe attained global prominence during the early modern era, it was a time of ascendancy for prominent European women too. Examining the roles of female rulers and of other powerful women in what wer...
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Another Spare to the French Crown: Henry III of France’s Self-Representation, Reputation, and Royal Authority
This chapter focuses on Henry’s speeches and seeks to determine how he projected his through speeches into the public sphere. In doing so, this chapter demonstrates that—although the last was not expected ...
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Isabel Clara Eugenia, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands: Trade, Politics, and Warfare, Ruling like a King 1621–1633
On July 13, 1621, Archduke Albert of Austria died, leaving his wife sole heir to the Spanish Netherlands. After the Archduke’s death, Philip IV of Spain appointed Isabella Clara Eugenia Governor of the Spanish...
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The Significance of the King’s Children in The Tudors
People’s fascination with sixteenth-century England appears unending. From The Private Life of Henry VIII in 1933 to The Other Boleyn Girl in 2008, the public has shown a growing enthusiasm for historical movies ...
