Editors:
- Contributes to the study of dynasty in early modern Europe by highlighting the key role of the heir in the political and cultural history of Europe
- Demonstrates the significance of heirs as agents of change in early modern Europe through patronage, education, marriage, and religion
- Presents a unique focus on the training of possible heirs, especially on humanist educations and the preparation of daughters to be mothers and wives
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Second Sons
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
“We tend to buy the line that monarchies have smooth successions, until we think about it. This innovative set of essays offers a fresh perspective on monarchies and royal succession issues.” (Katherine Crawford, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and History, Vanderbilt University, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
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Beaver Falls, USA
Valerie Schutte
About the editor
Valerie Schutte earned her PhD in History from the University of Akron. She is author of Mary I and the Art of Book Dedications: Royal Women, Power, and Persuasion (2015) and co-editor of The Birth of a Queen: Essays on the Quincentenary of Mary I (2016). She has published several articles on the Tudors and book dedications.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Unexpected Heirs in Early Modern Europe
Book Subtitle: Potential Kings and Queens
Editors: Valerie Schutte
Series Title: Queenship and Power
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55294-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55293-4Published: 08 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85620-9Published: 23 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55294-1Published: 24 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2730-938X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 280
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Early Modern Europe, Gender Studies, History of Britain and Ireland, History of Medieval Europe