| Description |
1 online resource (297 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Kingship and masculinity in late medieval England; 2 Approaching Henry V and Henry VI; PART I Henry V; 3 Son and brother; 4 The new man; 5 Agincourt; 6 Hegemonic Henry; PART II Henry VI; 7 The king who never grew up?; 8 The beginning of personal rule?; 9 The unwarlike king; 10 Marriage and chastity; 11 Recovery and breakdown; 12 Margaret of Anjou, Prince Edward and a substitute kingship; Epilogue; References; Index |
| Summary |
Kingship and Masculinity in Late Medieval England explores the dynamic between kingship and masculinity in fifteenth century England, with a particular focus on Henry V and Henry VI. The role of gender in the rhetoric and practice of medieval kingship is still largely unexplored by medieval historians. Discourses of masculinity informed much of the contemporary comment on fifteenth century kings, for a variety of purposes: to praise and eulogise but also to explain shortcomings and provide justification for deposition. Katherine J. Lewis examines discourses of masculinity in |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
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Masculinity -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Masculinity
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Monarchy
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056765
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134454532 |
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1134454538 |
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1299846912 |
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9781299846913 |
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0203795857 |
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9780203795859 |
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