Henrietta Maria
Subtitle: piety, politics and patronage
By: edited by Erin Griffey.
Contributors: Griffey, Erin.
Series: Women and gender in the early modern world
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780754664208
Subjects: Henrietta Maria, -- Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England, -- 1609-1669; Henrietta Maria, -- Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England, -- 1609-1669 -- Art patronage; Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 17th century; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This essay collection is a study of Queen Henrietta Maria and her multi-faceted roles and responsibilities. These essays explore and shed new light on the Queen's various roles: a patron of performing and visual arts with taste and influence comparable to her husband's, her salient political position between sentiments at the outbreak of the English Civil War. This collection presents a new assessment of female power and influence at the early modern court."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion, European politics and Henrietta Maria's circle, 1625-41 / Malcolm Smuts; title: The secretary of ladies and feminine friendship at the court of Henrietta Maria / Diana Barnes; title: Queen Henrietta Maria's theatrical patronage / Karen Britland; title: The rare and excellent partes of Mr. Walter Montague : Henrietta Maria and her playwright / Sarah Poynting; title: The three Marys : the Virgin; Marie de Médicis; and Henrietta Maria / Jessica Bell; title: By our direction and for our use: the Queen's patronage of artists and artisans seen through her household accounts / Caroline Hibbard; title: Merely ornamental Van Dyck's portraits of Henrietta Maria / Gudrun Raatschen; title: Devotional jewellery in portraits of Henrietta Maria / Erin Griffey; title: Sounds of piety and devotion : music in the queen's chapel - Jonathan Wainwright.