{"product_id":"the-last-medieval-queens-9780199279562","title":"The Last Medieval Queens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together institutions and personality, family and realm, intimacy and ceremony, The Last Medieval Queens, is a wise book by a young and lively scholar. It is well written and beautifully produced, and is worthy of a wide readership both academic and popular. * History Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction ; 1. Selecting Queens during the Wars of the Roses ; 2. Rituals of Queenship ; 3. Queens as Mothers ; 4. The Queen's Family ; 5. Court and Household ; Conclusion ; Select Bibliography ; Index","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742152261975,"sku":"9780199279562","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199279562.jpg?v=1758380827","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-medieval-queens-9780199279562","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}