Description
Book SynopsisRanging from Elizabeth of York - wife of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch - through to Elizabeth I, her grand-daughter and the last in the line, this book explores the most colorful and dramatic women in British history.
Trade ReviewProf. Loades has established himself as an expert on Tudor history -- Contemporary Review
In this consideration of gender, power and monarchy, The Tudor Queens of England is a valuable and accessible survey and Loades is an immensely experienced guide. -- History Today
Table of Contents1. The queen as trophy: Catherine de Valois; 2. The queen as dominatrix: Margaret of Anjou; 3. The queen as lover: Elizabeth Woodville; 4. The queen as helpmate: Elizabeth of York; 5. The queen as foreign ally: Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves; 6. The domestic queens: Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr; 7. The queen as whore: Catherine Howard; 8. The queens who never were: Jane Grey and Mary Stuart; 9. The married sovereign: Mary I; 10. The unmarried sovereign: Elizabeth I; Epilogue: Queens since 1603.
