Queens, Regents, Mistresses

This book is a series of case studies reflecting on narrative primary source representations of queens, regents, and royal mistresses in medieval and early modern France.

Auteur

Tracy Adams is Professor in European Language and Literatures at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has published widely on women in late medieval and early modern France.

Contenu

Introduction: Extracting Elite Women's Stories from Medieval and Early Modern French Narrative Sources - The Affaire de la Tour de Nesle in Contemporary Chronicles: History or Persecution Texts? - Isabeau of Bavaria and Christine de Pizan: Creating Political Authority - Misogynistic Throwaways: The Case of Isabeau of Bavaria - Caught in the Middle: Valentina Visconti and Accusations of Witchcraft - Revisiting Isabeau of Bavaria's Jewels - Agnès Sorel and Antoinette de Maignelais: A Star and a Footnote - Unpacking Brantôme's Particularitez - "Issuing from the Great Flame of This Joy": Louise of Savoy, Marguerite of Navarre and Emotional Intimacy - Catfight or Political Rivalry? The Duchess of Étampes and Diane de Poitiers - Eleanor of Austria: The Foreign Queen - "Vous pranderay pour ma seulle mestres": Anne Boleyn's Marriage Strategy? - Index.