Royal mothers and their ruling children: wielding political authority from Antiquity to the early modern era

"This collection brings together a series of fascinating case studies of royal mothers ranging across time from Antiquity through to the seventeenth century, from the (in)famous -- Agrippina the Younger and Catherine de Medici -- to the lesser known -- Judith of Thuringia. This collection focus...

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Contributors: Woodacre, Elena 1973- (Editor) ; Fleiner, Carey (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2015
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Woodacre, Elena, Royal Mothers and Their Ruling Children: Wielding Political Authority from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era. Queenship and Power] (2016) (Schutte, Valerie)
Series/Journal:Queenship and power
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ruler / Mother / History 54-1662
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Regents Case studies
B Queens Case studies
B Mother and child Case studies
B Kings and rulers Children Case studies
B Queens Political activity Case studies
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