Mid-Tudor Queenship and Memory
The Making and Re-making of Lady Jane Grey and Mary I
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This book explores (mis)representations of two female claimants to the Tudor throne, Lady Jane Grey and Mary I of England. It places Jane's attempted accession and Mary I's successful accession and reign in comparative perspective, and illustrates how the two are fundamentally linked to one another, and to broader questions of female kingship, precedent, and legitimacy. Through ten original essays, this book considers the nature and meaning of mid-Tudor queenship as it took shape, functioned, and was construed in the sixteenth century as well as its memory down to the twenty-first, in literary, musical, artistic, theatrical, and other cultural forms. Offering unique comparative insights into Jane and Mary, this volume is a key resource for researchers and students interested in the Tudor period, queenship, and historical memory.
Valerie Schutte is a specialist on Tudor queens.
Jessica S. Hower is Associate Professor of History at Southwestern University, USA.
This book explores (mis)representations of two female claimants to the Tudor throne, Lady Jane Grey and Mary I of England. It places Jane's attempted accession and Mary I's successful accession and reign in comparative perspective, and illustrates how the two are fundamentally linked to one another, and to broader questions of female kingship, precedent, and legitimacy. Through ten original essays, this book considers the nature and meaning of mid-Tudor queenship as it took shape, functioned, and was construed in the sixteenth century as well as its memory down to the twenty-first, in literary, musical, artistic, theatrical, and other cultural forms. Offering unique comparative insights into Jane and Mary, this volume is a key resource for researchers and students interested in the Tudor period, queenship, and historical memory.
Explores (mis)representations of Lady Jane Grey and Mary I as female claimants to the Tudor throne Surveys how both women used various means available to strengthen their claims and bolster their authority Considers posthumous depictions of the two women, highlighting how Jane and Mary have been compared
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Valerie Schutte
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“Each essay is well-written, packed with information and analysis, and adds to the debate on how Mary manifested queenship, as well as suggesting what approach Jane might have taken had she had a longer period to express her royal image. Had the arguments been brought together in an overarching essay fulfilling the introduction's promise of a comparison of approaches to queenship, then this excellent volume would have become more than the sum of its parts.” (Melita Thomas, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 11 (2), 2024)
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“An outstanding example of gender history, this volume scrapes away the accretions of sexist historical writing in both fiction and non-fiction, to demonstrate that both Mary I and Jane Grey were more complex and interesting figures than the mythologies that have grown up around them allow. A lucid and trailblazing study that underlines the power of comparative approach to studies of monarchy.” (Alexander Samson, Reader in Early Modern Studies at University College London)
“The ten authors engage in myth-busting and stereotype-busting, prompting the reader to reconsider tired tropes of Mary as a papist virgin with blood on her hands and Jane as an intransigent throne-robber. This is more than just a book about queens and queenship, it is a cogent study of the Tudor the body politic.” (Theresa Earenfight, Professor of History and Director of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Seattle University)
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