Game of queens, the women who made sixteenth-century Europe, Sarah Gristwood
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Game of queens, the women who made sixteenth-century Europe, Sarah Gristwood
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Game of queens
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bibliographydictionaries
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956984762
Responsibility statement
Sarah Gristwood
Sub title
the women who made sixteenth-century Europe
Summary
"Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. From Isabella of Castile and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor, women wielded enormous power over their territories for more than a hundred years. In the sixteenth century, as in our own, the phenomenon of the powerful woman offered challenges and opportunities. Opportunities, as when in 1529 Margaret of Austria and Louise of Savoy negotiated the "Ladies' peace" of Cambrai. Challenges, as when both Mary Queen of Scots and her kinswoman Elizabeth I came close to being destroyed by sexual scandal. A fascinating group biography of some of the most beloved (and reviled) queens in history, Game of Queens tells the story of the powerful women who drove European history"--, Provided by publisher"Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. Large swathes of the continent were under the firm hand of a dozen reigning women as queens, regents, mothers, wives, or counselors. From Isabella of Castile, her daughter Katherine of Aragon, and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor; from England and France to the Netherlands, and across the Holy Roman Empire, these women wielded enormous power over their territories, shaping the course of European history for over a century"--, Provided by publisher
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- 1492-1648
- Politics and government
- Europe -- Politics and government -- 1492-1648
- Women heads of state
- Women heads of state -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
- Europe
- History
- Queens -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
- Queens
- Electronic books
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
- HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty
- HISTORY / Europe / Western
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- Subject14
- 1492-1648
- Politics and government
- Europe -- Politics and government -- 1492-1648
- Women heads of state
- Women heads of state -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
- Europe
- History
- Queens -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
- Queens
- Electronic books
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
- HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty
- HISTORY / Europe / Western
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- Author1
- Other version1
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