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Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe : Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette / by Carolyn Harris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Carolyn, 1984- author.
- Series:
- Queenship and Power, 2730-9398
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--History.
- France.
- World politics.
- Social history.
- History, Modern.
- Military history.
- Europe--History.
- Europe.
- History of France.
- Political History.
- Social History.
- Modern History.
- Military History.
- European History.
- Local Subjects:
- History of France.
- Political History.
- Social History.
- Modern History.
- Military History.
- European History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2016.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England were two of the most notorious queens in European history. They both faced accusations that they had transgressed social, gender and regional norms, and attempted to defend themselves against negative reactions to their behavior. Each queen engaged with the debates of her time concerning the place of women within their families, religion, politics, the public sphere and court culture and attempted to counter criticism of her foreign origins and political influence. The impeachment of Henrietta Maria in 1643 and trial and execution of Marie Antoinette in 1793 were also trials of monarchical government that shaped the English Civil Wars and French Revolution.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Queen Versus the People
- 1. Education, Example, and Expectations
- 3. Governing the Queen's Household
- 4. Wife of the King
- 5. Mother to the Royal Children
- 6. The English Civil Wars and the French Revolution
- 7. Conclusion: The Legacy of Two Queens.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137491688
- 113749168X
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