Title: Tudor Queens of England /
Authors: Loades, D. M.
Publisher: Continuum,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Tudor, House of.; Queens Great Britain Biography; Queens Great Britain History; Great Britain Kings and rulers.; Great Britain History Biography.; Great Britain History
Abstract: Synopsis: From convenient accessory to sovereign lady, this book assesses the critical, colourful and at times dramatic role of the Tudor Queens of England.
Contents: Illustrations -- Introduction: Image and reality -- 1: Queen as trophy: Catherine de Valois -- 2: Queen as dominatrix: Margaret of Anjou -- 3: Queen as lover: Elizabeth Woodville -- 4: Queen as helpmate: Elizabeth of York -- 5: Queen as foreign ally: Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves -- 6: Domestic queens: Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr -- 7: Queen as whore: Catherine Howard -- 8: Queens who never were: Jane Grey and Mary Stuart -- 9: Married sovereign: Queen Mary I -- 10: Unmarried sovereign: Elizabeth I -- Epilogue: Queens since 1603 -- Notes -- Additional reading suggestions -- Index.