Author: Madame Tussaud and Sons' Exhibition
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Waxworks
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Madame Tussaud & Sons' Exhibition Catalogue, Containing Biographical & Descriptive Sketches of the Distinguished Characters which Compose Their Exhibition & Historical Gallery
Author: Madame Tussaud and Sons' Exhibition
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Waxworks
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Waxworks
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Tudor Queens of England
Author: David Loades
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441140344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
An intimate and revealing look at the daily lives and responsibilities of the Tudor Queens of England From Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, to Elizabeth I, her grand-daughter and the last, The Tudor Queens of England delves into the secret lives of some of the most colorful and dramatic women in British history. The majority of the fourteen queens considered here, from Catherine de Valois and Elizabeth Woodville to Elizabeth of York, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr, were consorts, the wives of kings. Although less frequently examined than ruling queens, queen consorts played a crucial and central role within the Royal Court. Their first duty was to bear children and their chastity within marriage had to be above reproach. Any suspicion of sexual misconduct would cast doubt on the legitimacy of their offspring. Three of these women - Margaret of Anjou, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard - were accused of such conduct, and two were tried and executed. A queen also had to contribute to her husband's royal image. This could be through works of piety or through humble intercession. It could also be through her fecundity because the fathering of many children was a sign of virility and of divine blessing. A queen might also make a tangible contribution to her husband's power with her marriage as the symbol of an international diplomatic agreement. A ruling queen was very different, especially if she was married, insofar as she had to fill the roles of both king and queen. No woman could be both martial and virile, and at the same time submissive and supportive. Mary I solved this problem in a constitutional sense but never at the personal level. Elizabeth I sacrificed motherhood by not marrying. She chose to be mysterious and unattainable - la belle dame sans merci. In later life she used her virginity to symbolize the integrity of her realm and her subjects remained fascinated by her unorthodoxy. How did they behave (in and out of the bedchamber)? How powerful were they as patrons of learning and the arts? What religious views did they espouse and why? How successful and influential were they? From convenient accessory to sovereign lady the role of queen was critical, colorful, and often dramatic. The Tudor Queens of England is the first book of its kind to intimately examine these questions and more.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441140344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
An intimate and revealing look at the daily lives and responsibilities of the Tudor Queens of England From Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, to Elizabeth I, her grand-daughter and the last, The Tudor Queens of England delves into the secret lives of some of the most colorful and dramatic women in British history. The majority of the fourteen queens considered here, from Catherine de Valois and Elizabeth Woodville to Elizabeth of York, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr, were consorts, the wives of kings. Although less frequently examined than ruling queens, queen consorts played a crucial and central role within the Royal Court. Their first duty was to bear children and their chastity within marriage had to be above reproach. Any suspicion of sexual misconduct would cast doubt on the legitimacy of their offspring. Three of these women - Margaret of Anjou, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard - were accused of such conduct, and two were tried and executed. A queen also had to contribute to her husband's royal image. This could be through works of piety or through humble intercession. It could also be through her fecundity because the fathering of many children was a sign of virility and of divine blessing. A queen might also make a tangible contribution to her husband's power with her marriage as the symbol of an international diplomatic agreement. A ruling queen was very different, especially if she was married, insofar as she had to fill the roles of both king and queen. No woman could be both martial and virile, and at the same time submissive and supportive. Mary I solved this problem in a constitutional sense but never at the personal level. Elizabeth I sacrificed motherhood by not marrying. She chose to be mysterious and unattainable - la belle dame sans merci. In later life she used her virginity to symbolize the integrity of her realm and her subjects remained fascinated by her unorthodoxy. How did they behave (in and out of the bedchamber)? How powerful were they as patrons of learning and the arts? What religious views did they espouse and why? How successful and influential were they? From convenient accessory to sovereign lady the role of queen was critical, colorful, and often dramatic. The Tudor Queens of England is the first book of its kind to intimately examine these questions and more.
Queens of India
Author: Shubham Srivastava
Publisher: Shubham Srivastava
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Queens of India is a collection of biographical essays of lesser known queens whose valor and bravery is either faded with the time or confined to specific area either which they belong to. Reader is sure to have a trip of glorious past which these queens brought to the motherland.
Publisher: Shubham Srivastava
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Queens of India is a collection of biographical essays of lesser known queens whose valor and bravery is either faded with the time or confined to specific area either which they belong to. Reader is sure to have a trip of glorious past which these queens brought to the motherland.
Anadarko
Author: N. Dale Talkington
Publisher: N. Dale Talkington
ISBN:
Category : Anadarko (Okla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
Book Description
Clippings from the Anadarko daily news concerning the Anadark High School class of 1951, their neighbors and contemporaries.
Publisher: N. Dale Talkington
ISBN:
Category : Anadarko (Okla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
Book Description
Clippings from the Anadarko daily news concerning the Anadark High School class of 1951, their neighbors and contemporaries.
The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens
Author: Mike Ashley
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472101138
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 805
Book Description
This book includes more than 1000 monarchs who have at some time ruled all or part of Britain. This includes the host of tribal and Saxon rulers prior to 1066 as well as famous monarchs such as Richard III, Elizabeth I and Charles II and all the rulers of Scotland and Wales. The book gives full details of the lives of the rulers as well as their wives, consorts, pretenders, usurpers and regents and is a geographical guide to where all Britain's monarchs lived, ruled and died including their palaces, estates and resting places.
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472101138
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 805
Book Description
This book includes more than 1000 monarchs who have at some time ruled all or part of Britain. This includes the host of tribal and Saxon rulers prior to 1066 as well as famous monarchs such as Richard III, Elizabeth I and Charles II and all the rulers of Scotland and Wales. The book gives full details of the lives of the rulers as well as their wives, consorts, pretenders, usurpers and regents and is a geographical guide to where all Britain's monarchs lived, ruled and died including their palaces, estates and resting places.
Lives of the Queens of England
Author: Agnes Strickland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
The World's Progress
Author: George Palmer Putnam
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
The World's Progress: A Dictionary of Dates
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382178451
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382178451
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The World's Progress; a Dictionary of Dates
Author: George Palmer Putnam
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
The World's Progress
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description