Tudor Queenship : The Reigns of Mary and Elizabeth

The essays in this volume contribute to a new understanding of the second half of the sixteenth century when England experienced the unprecedented rule of two successive queens regnant. Focusing on a diverse range of issues, from politics and personnel to ceremony and costume, and from a range of perspectives, Tudor Queenship demonstrates that thinking about both queens at the same time can be highly suggestive, and propels us to revise, develop and understand, and to contextualize, traditional interpretations. From what Elizabeth learnt from Mary, assessments of political acumen and the significance of confessional differences this is the first volume to focus on both Mary and Elizabeth, and to consider them as Renaissance monarchs a European stage. Introduction : "partners both in throne and grave" / Alice Hunt and Anna Whitelock -- Memorializing Mary and Elizabeth / Anne McLaren -- Examples and admonitions : what Mary demonstrated for Elizabeth / Judith Richards -- Godly queens : the royal iconographies of Mary and Elizabeth / Paulina Kewes -- The reformation of tradition : the coronations of Mary and Elizabeth / Alice Hunt -- Dressed to impress / Maria Hayward -- Elizabeth I : an Old Testament king / Susan Doran -- A culture of reverence : Princess Mary's household 1525-27 / Jeri L. McIntosh -- Christian women or sovereign queens? The schooling of Mary and Elizabeth / Aysha Pollnitz -- 'Spes maxima nostra" : European propaganda and the Spanish match / Corinna Streckfuss -- Power sharing : the co-monarchy of Philip and Mary / Alexander Samson -- "Woman, warrior, queen?" Rethinking Mary and Elizabeth / Anna Whitelock -- "Your most assured sister" : Elizabeth I and the kings of France / Glenn Richardson -- What happened to Mary's councilors? / Ralph Houlbrooke -- To serve the queen / Robert C. Braddock -- Women, friendship, and memory / Charlotte Merton This book brings together a selection of recent, cutting-edge research which, for the first time, challenges commonplace arguments about Mary and Elizabeth's relative sucesses or failures in order to rethink Tudor queenship. This book brings together a selection of recent, cutting-edge research which, for the first time, challenges commonplace arguments about Mary and Elizabeth's relative sucesses or failures in order to rethink Tudor queenship "This book brings together a selection of recent, cutting-edge research which, for the first time, challenges commonplace arguments about Mary and Elizabeth's relative successes or failures in order to rethink Tudor queenship"--Provided by publisher