Mary I : gender, power, and ceremony in the reign of England's first queen / Sarah Duncan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Sarah, 1967-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Queenship and power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558.

Mary.

Queens--Great Britain--Biography.

Queens.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Mary I, 1553-1558.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

This careful analysis explores the gender politics of the reign of Mary I of England, from her coronation to her funeral, examining the ways in which the queen and her supporters used language, royal ceremonies, and images to bolster her right to rule and define her image as queen ruling in her own right, and as a married ruler with Philip of Spain as king consort, this book provides a deeper appreciation of Mary's capabilities as an early modern queen and the importance of the precedent she set. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Mary, the Queen

The succession of a queen

The coronation of a queen

The queen's two bodies: female sovereignty and the Anglo-Spanish marriage negotiations

The marriage of a queen: Mary's consort, Philip of Spain and the royal marriage ceremony

To be the king: defining the roles of queen regnant and king consort

"Cruele Jezebel" or "handemayde of god"?: Mary as Jezebel and virgin

"An uncroned king out of a straunge lande": Philip as conqueror or savior

Conclusion: the queen is dead, long live the queen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780230341043

0230341047

OCLC:

765486815