02613nam 2200541 450 991016394380332120210727222803.01-5416-9787-1(CKB)3710000000983910(MiAaPQ)EBC4786004(EXLCZ)99371000000098391020180518d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierGame of queens the women who made sixteenth-century Europe /Sarah GristwoodNew York :Basic Books,[2016]1 online resource (320 pages) illustrations0-465-09678-6 0-465-09679-4 Includes bibliographical references and index."Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. From Isabella of Castile and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor, women wielded enormous power over their territories for more than a hundred years. In the sixteenth century, as in our own, the phenomenon of the powerful woman offered challenges and opportunities. Opportunities, as when in 1529 Margaret of Austria and Louise of Savoy negotiated the "Ladies' peace" of Cambrai. Challenges, as when both Mary Queen of Scots and her kinswoman Elizabeth I came close to being destroyed by sexual scandal. A fascinating group biography of some of the most beloved (and reviled) queens in history, Game of Queens tells the story of the powerful women who drove European history"--Provided by publisher.QueensEuropeHistory16th centuryWomen heads of stateEuropeHistory16th centuryHISTORY / Modern / 16th CenturybisacshHISTORY / Europe / WesternbisacshBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / WomenbisacshBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / RoyaltybisacshEuropePolitics and government1492-1648Electronic books.QueensHistoryWomen heads of stateHistoryHISTORY / Modern / 16th Century.HISTORY / Europe / Western.BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty.940.2/209252HIS037090HIS010020BIO022000BIO014000bisacshGristwood Sarah1184739MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910163943803321Game of queens2890386UNINA