Tudor Queenship: The Reigns of Mary and Elizabeth

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction: “Partners both in throne and grave”....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Memorializing Mary and Elizabeth....Pages 11-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Examples and Admonitions: What Mary Demonstrated for Elizabeth....Pages 31-45
Godly Queens: The Royal Iconographies of Mary and Elizabeth....Pages 47-62
The Reformation of Tradition: The Coronations of Mary and Elizabeth....Pages 63-79
Dressed to Impress....Pages 81-94
Elizabeth I: An Old Testament King....Pages 95-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
A Culture of Reverence: Princess Mary’s Household 1525–27....Pages 113-126
Christian Women or Sovereign Queens? The Schooling of Mary and Elizabeth....Pages 127-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
“Spes maxima nostra”: European Propaganda and the Spanish Match....Pages 145-157
Power Sharing: The Co-monarchy of Philip and Mary....Pages 159-172
“Woman, Warrior, Queen?” Rethinking Mary and Elizabeth....Pages 173-189
“Your most assured sister”: Elizabeth I and the Kings of France....Pages 191-205
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
What Happened to Mary’s Councilors?....Pages 209-224
To Serve the Queen....Pages 225-238
Women, Friendship, and Memory....Pages 239-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-265