The Last Medieval Queens

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"The last medieval queens of England were Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Elizabeth of York - four very different women whose lives and queenship were dominated by the Wars of the Roses. This book is not a traditional biography but a thematic study of the ideology and practice of queenship. It examines the motivations behind the choice of the first English-born queens, the multi-faceted rituals of coronation, childbirth, and funeral, the divided loyalties between family and king, and the significance of a position at the heart of the English power structure that could only be filled by a woman. It sheds new light on the queens' struggles to defend their children's rights to the throne, and argues that ideologically and politically a queen was integral to the proper exercise of mature kingship in this period."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Biography,  History,  Monarchy,  Queens,  Margaret, of anjou, queen, consort of henry vi, king of england, 1430-1482,  Elizabeth, queen, consort of henry vii, king of england, 1465-1503,  Queens, great britain,  Great britain, history, medieval period, 1066-1485,  Anne, queen, consort of richard iii, king of england, 1456-1485,  Kings and rulers,  Politics and government,  Biographies,  Histoire,  Politique et gouvernement,  15.70 history of Europe,  Königin,  Koninginnen (vorstinnen),  Geschichte 1445-1503

People: Anne Queen, consort of Richard III, King of England (1456-1485),  Elizabeth Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England (1465-1503),  Elizabeth consort of Edward IV, King of England (1437?-1492),  Margaret of Anjou, Queen, consort of Henry VI, King of England (1430-1482)

Places: Great Britain

Times: Lancaster and York, 1399-1485,  To 1500