The Man behind the Queen: Male Consorts in History

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· Springer
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264
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About this ebook

From the 14th-century king consorts of Navarre to the modern European prince consorts of the 20th century, the male consort has been a peculiar yet recurrent historical figure. In this impressively broad collection, leading historians of monarchy analyze how male partners of female rulers have negotiated their unique roles throughout history.

About the author

David Abulafia, Cambridge University, UK Daniel Alves, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal Roderick Barman, University of British Columbia, Canada Derek Beales, Cambridge University, UK Michael Bitter, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, USA Sarah Duncan, Spring Hill College, USA Maria Grever, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Trond Norén Isaksen, independent historian Caroline Keen, SOAS, UK Simin Patel, University of Oxford, UK Fabian Persson, Linnaeus University, Sweden Karina Urbach, University of Munich, Germany Elena Crislyn Woodacre, Bath Spa University, UK Jeroen Van Zanten, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

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