Later Stuart Queens, 1660–1735: Religion, Political Culture, and Patronage (Queenship and Power)

This book gathers contributions on the later Stuart queens and queen consorts. It seeks to re-insert Henrietta Maria, Catherine of Braganza, Mary of Modena, Mary II, Anne, and Maria Clementina Sobieska into the mainstream of Stuart and early Georgian studies, concentrating on the later Stuart queens from the restoration of King Charles II (who married Catherine of Braganza in 1662) until the death of Maria Clementina Sobieska in 1735, who was married to James Francis Edward Stuart, the titular King James III, otherwise known as the Old Pretender. It showcases these women’s roles as queen consorts and as ruling queens in Britain and Europe, and reveals how their positions allowed them to act as power-brokers, diplomats, patrons, and religious trendsetters during their lifetimes. It also explores their impact in early modern Britain and Europe by assessing their influence in religion, political culture, and the promotion of patronage. Acknowledgments Note on the Text Contents Notes on Contributors Abbreviations List of Figures 1 Introduction 2 The Reputation of Dowager Queen Henrietta Maria and the Legitimacy of the Restoration Monarchy Introduction Henrietta Maria’s Reputation During the English Revolution and Interregnum Henrietta Maria’s Reputation at The Restoration Court Henrietta Maria’s Second Period of Residence at the Restoration Court: 1662–1665 Conclusion 3 Catherine of Braganza, Queen Dowager of England, 1685–1692: Catholicism and Political Agency Introduction Catherine of Braganza on the Eve of Widowhood Catherine of Braganza’s Political Agency in the Dowager Court The Queen Dowager and Religious Agency The Glorious Revolution and Jacobitism Conclusion 4 Dynastic Politics: Dowager Queen, Catherine of Braganza, and the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, 1693–1705 England: 1685–1692 Portugal 1693–1705 War of the Spanish Succession, 1701–1714 Regency, 1704–1705 Conclusion 5 Mary Beatrice of Modena: Patronage, Poetry, and Power Patronage and Queenship Mary Beatrice of Modena: Life of a Catholic Queen Mary Beatrice’s Patronage Conclusion 6 Contesting Catholic Motherhood: Mary Beatrice of Modena, the “Glorious Revolution,” and Queenly Agency Introduction Enacting Conception Visualising the Queen in Bed Performing Marian Fecundity Conclusion 7 Mary II, Panegyric and the Construction of Queenship Introduction 1689: A Limited Queen 1690–1694: A Domestic Queen Conclusion 8 World of Interiors: Mary II, the Decorative Arts, and Cultural Transfer Introduction Mary II’s Interiors in the Netherlands and England The Influence of Queen Mary II on English Interiors Conclusion 9 The Architectural Works of Hampton Court Palace Under the Reigns of Queen Mary II and Queen Anne Introduction Mary II and Hampton Court Queen Anne, the Drawing Room, and Chapel Royal Conclusion 10 ‘Sickly and Spent’: Reassessing the Life and Afterlife of Anne of Great Britain Introduction The Reputation of a Queen—Anne and Her Historians “Rubicund and Bloated”—Anne in the Eighteenth Century Looking Beyond the Body—The Future of Studies of Queen Anne 11 “The Crown Can Never Have Too Many Liveings:” Queen Anne’s Patronage of the Clergy, 1702–1714 Introduction Anne and Ecclesiastical Crown Patronage Anne and Her Ecclesiastical Advisers Priorities in Anne’s Ecclesiastical Appointments Conclusion 12 “La Terrible Catastrofe”: Political Reactions to the Estrangement of Maria Clementina Sobieska and James III, 1725–1727 A Wife for the “Pretender” Clementina in Rome The European Reaction The Spanish Intervention Reunion Conclusion 13 “A Crown of Everlasting Glory”: The Afterlife of Maria Clementina Sobieska in Material and Visual Culture Funeral Monumental Legacy Distributing the Queen Conclusion Bibliography Archival Sources Printed Primary Sources Index