Game of queens : the women who made sixteenth-century Europe / / Sarah Gristwood

• Autore: Gristwood Sarah
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Basic Books, , [2016]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 940.2/209252
• Soggetto topico: Queens - Europe - History - 16th century; Women heads of state - Europe - History - 16th century; HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century; HISTORY / Europe / Western; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Politics and government 1492-1648
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: HIS037090HIS010020BIO022000BIO014000
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Game of queens
• ISBN: 1-5416-9787-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163943803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II