Britain - Historical Biography - 19th Century, Political & Legal Figures - Women's Biography, Monarchy & Feudalism, Great Britain - General & Miscellaneous History, 1485-1603 - Tudor Dynasty - British History, Britain - Historical Biography - Rulers & Roy
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Overview
How were English ruling queens able to assert and maintain their authority over male dominant, patriarchal political cultures? This study combines the methodologies of gender studies and political and constitutional history to provide a sweeping historical explanation for how these women pulled off such a feat. While ruling queens occupied the office of king, they still had to conform to contemporary expectations of womanhood that served as social and political roadblocks to the full exercise of regal power. Charles Beem has identified a specific yet panoramic set of problems facing female rulers throughout British history, from the twelfth century empress Matilda's imaginative efforts to become England's first regnant queen, to Queen Victoria's remarkable exercise of political power during the Bedchamber Crisis of 1839.About the Author:
Charles Beem is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina
Book Details
Published
April 1, 2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
284
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781403972033