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Identifying Queenship in Pre-Conquest England
The political agency of England’s early medieval queens consort is attested throughout the breadth of the historical record. They most often remain,...
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Mary II, Panegyric and the Construction of Queenship
The queenship of Mary II (1689–1694) was the linchpin of the Glorious Revolution, providing a veneer of legitimacy to the transfer of power from...
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Mid-Tudor Queenship and Memory The Making and Re-making of Lady Jane Grey and Mary I
This book explores (mis)representations of two female claimants to the Tudor throne, Lady Jane Grey and Mary I of England. It places Jane's attempted...
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English Queenship and the Wars of the Roses
What changes to the role of queens were wrought by the political and military strife known as the Wars of the Roses? This essay outlines their...
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“By Your Loving Mother”: Lessons in Queenship from Catherine of Aragon to Her Daughter, Mary
In April 1534, Queen Catherine of Aragon wrote to her daughter Mary, then living apart from court after her father, King Henry VIII had divorced...
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Negotiating Queenship: Ritual Practice, Material Evidence, and Mary I’s Narrative of Authority
Mary I’s motto, veritas temporis filia, charges that truth will be revealed and made concrete with the passage of time, yet, ironically, Mary suffers...
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Epilogue: Shifting Sands and Changing Lands
Although English queenship since the Norman Conquest demonstrated an enduring sense of long-term continuity, there are also precipitable shifts in...
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The Emergence of the Queen Consort in England, 1066–1307: Power, Influence, Dynasty
From acting as regents, royal adjudicators, and patrons, to securing dynastic bonds, important networks, and land administration, the power,...
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Elizabeth Woodville: The Knight’s Widow
Edward IV’s queen is distinctive for being an English gentlewoman and for a family whose influence in her husband’s reign has been a key feature in...
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Eleanor of Castile: A Consort of Contradictions
The records of royal government and household depict Eleanor of Castile as a consummate Queen consort: a loyal wife, mother of King Edward I’s...
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Matilda of Scotland: Peacemaker and Perfect Princess
At the time of her death in 1118, the Warenne chronicler eulogised Matilda of Scotland in the following manner: “From the time when England was first...
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Elizabeth: The View from the Throne
While the succession has been discussed in various ways in the modern histography, Elizabeth herself appears as a strangely shadowy figure. This...
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Philippa of Hainault: Dignity, Duty, and Display
While not one of the most well-known English consorts, W. Mark Ormrod argues that Philippa of Hainault, consort of Edward III, is “one of the great...
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‘Sickly and Spent’: Reassessing the Life and Afterlife of Anne of Great Britain
As a reigning queen and historical figure, Queen Anne’s memory and reputation have long been shaped by the perspectives of her contemporaries and...
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Anne of Bohemia: Overcoming Infertility
Anne of Bohemia (b.1366–d.1394) was the childless first wife of deposed king, Richard II. This chapter examines her struggles with infertility, and...
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Isabella of Angoulême: The Vanished Queen?
As a consort active at the turn of the thirteenth century, Isabella of Angoulême occupies a position in a period of history in which academic...
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Berengaria of Navarre: Overshadowed Consort
Berengaria of Navarre, wife of Richard I of England, has been noted in the two extant English biographies as a “shadow queen”. Little evidence...
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Isabella of France: She-Wolf and Rebel Queen?
The chapter offers an analytical study of Isabella of France, queen of England (1308–1327). Isabella is unique as an English consort who overthrew...
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A Dower for Life: Understanding the Dowers of England’s Medieval Queens
Dower is a commonly used term in the discussions surrounding royal marriages and generally implies the income to be received by the future bride if...
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Queenship and the Women of Westeros Female Agency and Advice in Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire
Is the world of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thronesreally medieval? How accurately does it reflect the real...