Queenship and Power: The Problems of Female Rule in English History

Beem, C.

Charles Beem uses Gender Studies and political and constitutional History to examine the problems faced by female rulers throughout British history, from the twelfth century Empress Matilda's imaginative efforts to become England's first regnant queen, to Queen Victoria's remarkable exercise of political power during the Bedchamber Crisis of 1839.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-07-20

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780230606340

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-09722-4

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 272