From heads of household to heads of state
Subtitle: the preaccession households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
By: J.L. McIntosh.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780231135504; 9780231509558
Subjects: Mary -- I, -- Queen of England, -- 1516-1558; Elizabeth -- I, -- Queen of England, -- 1533-1603; Royal households -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century; Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603
Description: "J. L. McIntosh argues that Mary I and Elizabeth I were authority figures before they acceded to the English throne. As independent heads of households and property owners, the Tudor princesses attained a social and political status usually reserved for elite men, showing that women could achieve agency through the management of an elite household." "Drawing on their household archives, McIntosh recounts how the Tudor princesses attracted political clients, challenged royal authority, and established a recognizable political profile by exploiting the resources of servants, estates, and material culture. Her research proves that "exceptional" women can offer insights into the opportunities available to other contemporary women and that the elite household was a foundational element in identity formation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the corporate household; title: The material household and the politics of ostentation; title: The princely household : pastronage and corporate loyalties; title: Property and politics : land acquisition and political status; title: Accomplishing the female succession : the succession crisis of July 1553 and its aftermath; title: Conclusion : the female succession, elite households and further research.