Tudor Queens of England.

From Elizabeth of York - wife of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch - through to Elizabeth I, her grand-daughter and the last in the line, this book explores some of the most colourful and dramatic women in British history. Queen consorts were central to the Royal Court but their role has rarely bee...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loades, D. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction: Image and Reality
  • 1 The Queen as Trophy: Catherine de Valois
  • 2 The Queen as Dominatrix: Margaret of Anjou
  • 3 The Queen as Lover: Elizabeth Woodville
  • 4 The Queen as Helpmate: Elizabeth of York
  • 5 The Queen as Foreign Ally: Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves
  • 6 The Domestic Queens: Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr
  • 7 The Queen as Whore: Catherine Howard
  • 8 The Queens who Never Were: Jane Grey and Mary Stuart
  • 9 The Married Sovereign: Queen Mary I
  • 10 The Unmarried Sovereign: Elizabeth I.
  • Epilogue: Queens Since 1603
  • Notes
  • Additional Reading Suggestions
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y.