When women ruled the world : making the Renaissance in Europe / Maureen Quilligan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quilligan, Maureen, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Queens--Europe--History--16th century.

Queens.

Women heads of state--Europe--History--16th century.

Women heads of state.

History.

Europe--Politics and government--1492-1648.

Europe.

Politics and government.

Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558.

Mary.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.

Elizabeth.

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.

Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589.

Catherine de Médicis.

Renaissance.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 301 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]

Summary:

"A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century. Library Journal "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021" Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars-yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific culture cultivated by a cohort of extraordinary women rulers who sat on Europe's thrones, most notably Mary Tudor; Elizabeth I; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Catherine de' Medici. Recasting the dramatic stories and complex political relationships among these four women rulers, Maureen Quilligan rewrites centuries of scholarship that sought to depict intense personal hatreds among them. Instead, showing how the queens engendered a culture of mutual respect, When Women Ruled the World focuses on the gift-giving by which they aimed to ensure female bonds of friendship and alliance. Detailing the artistic and political creativity that flourished in the pockets of peace created by these queens, Quilligan's lavishly illustrated work offers a new perspective on the glory of the Renaissance and the women who helped to create it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE TUDORS

One. The Device for Succession

Two. The Mary Tudor Pearl

Three. Three Queens, One Poet, and the Republican Counselor

pt. II THE STUARTS

Four. "Sister" Queens, Mary Stuart and Elizabeth Tudor: The Solid Gold Baptismal Font

Five. Regicide, Republicanism, and the Death of Darnley

Six. Mary, Queen of Scots: Eighteen More Years in Prison

Seven. A Trap for Two Queens

pt. III THE MEDICI

Eight. Catherine de `Medici: Tolerance and Terror'

Nine. Eight Valois Tapestries: Catherine de `Medici's Inalienable Possessions'

pt. IV THE HAPSBURGS

Ten. Phillip II: The Bridegroom Returns.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781631497964

1631497960

OCLC:

1196176048