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Queen Mary S Women
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Author : Rosalind Kay Marshall
language : en
Publisher: John Donald Publishers
Release Date : 2006
Queen Mary S Women written by Rosalind Kay Marshall and has been published by John Donald Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Scotland categories.
Major figures like Elizabeth I of England are usually discussed only for their political interventions in her career. Her female relatives receive merely a brief mention, while her attendants are dismissed as minor characters of no importance, a sort of Greek chorus watching in the background as she travelled from early promise to final tragedy. In this fascinating book, Rosalind K. Marshall redresses the balance, examining Mary's life from an entirely new perspective, discovering the extent to which she was influenced by the women she knew.
Mary Tudor
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Author : Anna Whitelock
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-02-23
Mary Tudor written by Anna Whitelock and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An engrossing, unadulterated biography of “Bloody Mary”—elder daughter of Henry VIII, Catholic zealot, and England’s first reigning Queen Mary Tudor was the first woman to inherit the throne of England. Reigning through one of Britain’s stormiest eras, she earned the nickname “Bloody Mary” for her violent religious persecutions. She was born a princess, the daughter of Henry VIII and the Spanish Katherine of Aragon. Yet in the wake of Henry’s break with Rome, Mary, a devout Catholic, was declared illegitimate and was disinherited. She refused to accept her new status or to recognize Henry’s new wife, Anne Boleyn, as queen. She faced imprisonment and even death. Mary successfully fought to reclaim her rightful place in the Tudor line, but her coronation would not end her struggles. She flouted fierce opposition in marrying Philip of Spain, sought to restore England to the Catholic faith, and burned hundreds of dissenters at the stake. But beneath her hard exterior was a woman whose private traumas of phantom pregnancies, debilitating illnesses, and unrequited love played out in the public glare of the fickle court. Though often overshadowed by her long-reigning sister, Elizabeth I, Mary Tudor was a complex figure of immense courage, determination, and humanity—and a political pioneer who proved that a woman could rule with all the power of her male predecessors.
Women Power
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Author : Mary Beard
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2017-11-02
Women Power written by Mary Beard and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-02 with Social Science categories.
An updated edition of the Sunday Times Bestseller Britain's best-known classicist Mary Beard, is also a committed and vocal feminist. With wry wit, she revisits the gender agenda and shows how history has treated powerful women. Her examples range from the classical world to the modern day, from Medusa and Athena to Theresa May and Hillary Clinton. Beard explores the cultural underpinnings of misogyny, considering the public voice of women, our cultural assumptions about women's relationship with power, and how powerful women resist being packaged into a male template. A year on since the advent of #metoo, Beard looks at how the discussions have moved on during this time, and how that intersects with issues of rape and consent, and the stories men tell themselves to support their actions. In trademark Beardian style, using examples ancient and modern, Beard argues, 'it's time for change - and now!' From the author of international bestseller SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome.
The Myth Of Bloody Mary
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Author : Linda Porter
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2009-08-04
The Myth Of Bloody Mary written by Linda Porter and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-04 with History categories.
In this groundbreaking new biography of "Bloody Mary," Linda Porter brings to life a queen best remembered for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake, but whose passion, will, and sophistication have for centuries been overlooked. Daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, wife of Philip of Spain, and sister of Edward VI, Mary Tudor was a cultured Renaissance princess. A Latin scholar and outstanding musician, her love of fashion was matched only by her zeal for gambling. It is the tragedy of Queen Mary that today, 450 years after her death, she remains the most hated, least understood monarch in English history. Linda Porter's pioneering new biography—based on contemporary documents and drawing from recent scholarship—cuts through the myths to reveal the truth about the first queen to rule England in her own right. Mary learned politics in a hard school, and was cruelly treated by her father and bullied by the strongmen of her brother, Edward VI. An audacious coup brought her to the throne, and she needed all her strong will and courage to keep it. Mary made a grand marriage to Philip of Spain, but her attempts to revitalize England at home and abroad were cut short by her premature death at the age of forty-two. The first popular biography of Mary in thirty years, The First Queen of England offers a fascinating, controversial look at this much-maligned queen.
The Virgin Mary In The Perceptions Of Women
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Author : Joelle Mellon
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-04-21
The Virgin Mary In The Perceptions Of Women written by Joelle Mellon and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-21 with Religion categories.
Once, the Virgin Mary was a pivotal element of Christianity, a holy figure at the heart of most Christians’ spiritual lives. She was invoked at all major life passages—baptisms, weddings, childbirths, and funerals—and images of the Virgin Mary could be found virtually anywhere, from pub signs to sacred texts. Medieval women especially looked to Mary to answer their prayers, be their role model, and serve as their advocate in heaven. They prayed to her several times a day and sometimes devoted their entire lives to her service. This book investigates perceptions of the Virgin Mary through several centuries of literature. Focusing especially on the depictions of the Virgin Mary in medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, the author rediscovers a time when the Divine Female was very much in evidence, and good Christian women were taught to pray to a Holy Mother. Topics include the cyclical popularity of Virgin Mary; devotional objects such as Books of Hours, rosaries, and Marian gardens; the mystical qualities attributed to the Virgin Mary through centuries of reported divine visions; the historical relationships between the Virgin Mary and other religious figures, including the Devil; and Mary Magdalene as an alternative to the Virgin Mary as a feminine model.
Maiden Mother And Queen
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Author : Roger Greenacre
language : en
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Maiden Mother And Queen written by Roger Greenacre and has been published by Canterbury Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Religion categories.
The rekindling of devotion to Mary has been one of the many gifts of the Catholic movement to the Church of England, and there are few better exponents of it than Roger Greenacre. Here he traces the way that Mary has been perceived throughout Anglican history, from the Middle Ages to today, and examines her role in ecumenical dialogue.
Mary I
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Author : S. Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-06-04
Mary I written by S. Duncan and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-04 with History categories.
This book explores the gender politics of the reign of Mary I of England from her coronation to her funeral and examines 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.
The Birth Of A Queen
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Author : Sarah Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-29
The Birth Of A Queen written by Sarah Duncan and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with History categories.
Marking the 500th year anniversary of the birth of Queen Mary I in 1516, this book both commemorates her rule and rehabilitates and redefines her image and reign as England's first queen regnant. In this broad collection of essays, leading historians of queenship (or monarchy) explore aspects of Mary's life from birth to reign to death and cultural afterlife, giving consideration to the struggles she faced both before and after her accession, and celebrating Mary as a queen in her own right.
The Queen S Devotion
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Author : Jean Plaidy
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2008-08-26
The Queen S Devotion written by Jean Plaidy and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-26 with Fiction categories.
A daughter’s love. A monarch’s duty. On the road to greatness, one young woman must make an unthinkable choice. For Princess Mary, life has never been simple, but through it all the love of her father, the Duke of York, has been a constant and reliable comfort. Despite his own loyalty to the Catholic Church, the Duke and his brother, King Charles II, raised Mary as a Protestant to protect her in a time of religious and political upheaval. In order to cement this safety and to ensure the stability of the family line, at age fifteen, Mary is married to her Protestant first cousin William, Prince of Orange. However, in post-Restoration England, matters are rarely so simply settled. When Mary’s uncle, King Charles II, dies suddenly and without an heir, her beloved father is crowned James II. But a Catholic king is not the will of the people, and even Mary’s own husband is crying out for change. Can Mary take part in actions that will ultimately remove her own father from the throne and endanger his life? With family loyalty and the will of a nation at odds, what choice can a young princess make? With emotional clarity and vivid historical detail, beloved author Jean Plaidy brings us into the court and behind the scenes as history unfolds—and the young princess and her groom become William and Mary—the legendary monarchs, and the only co-regents in the history of a nation.
Sovereign Ladies
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Author : Maureen Waller
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2007-09-04
Sovereign Ladies written by Maureen Waller and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A narrative portrait of the six women who have ruled England captures their intimate lives and reigns, assessing their achievements from a female perspective and showing how each faced personal sacrifices and emotional dilemmas in her pursuit of political