Queens consort, cultural transfer and European politics, c. 1500-1800 /
This volume assesses the roles played by queens consort in early modern politics. It does so in three ways. First, it analyzes the specific forms of influence which they wielded. Second, it posits a new vocabulary with which to conduct that analysis, suggesting that the strict divide between categor...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2017.
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| Summary: | This volume assesses the roles played by queens consort in early modern politics. It does so in three ways. First, it analyzes the specific forms of influence which they wielded. Second, it posits a new vocabulary with which to conduct that analysis, suggesting that the strict divide between categories of 'hard' and 'soft' power, or 'high' politics (policy, diplomacy, ideology) and cultural influences (making a political impact through the arts), with which scholars approach the political role of queens is anachronistic in the context of the courts in which they lived and operated. Third, it considers the extent to which the root of consorts' power lay within their dynastic networks. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781472458384 1472458389 |