Taylor and Francis Queenship and Political Power in Medieval and Early Modern S

Winner of the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women award for a collaborative project published in 2005. '... presents a refreshingly new view of female monarchs in Iberian history that shows the wide variety of ways in which they exercised authority. In contrast to queens in the northern realms of Europe, Spanish royal women took more active roles in governance. The essays in this collection provide a critical analysis of the power and status of non-royal and royal women, alike, as well as the development political cultures and mechanisms that governed pre-modern European monarchy.' Mary Elizabeth Perry, Professor of History, Occidental College and Research Associate, UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies