Title From heads of household to heads of state : the preaccession households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558 / J.L. McIntosh

Published New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) Series Gutenberg-e series Gutenberg (e) Contents Introduction : the corporate household -- The material household and the politics of ostentation -- The princely household : patronage and corporate loyalties -- Property and politics : land acquisition and political status -- Accomplishing the female succession : the succession crisis of July 1553 and its aftermath -- Conclusion : the female succession, elite households, and further research Summary "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."--Jacket Analysis Elisabeth England, Königin I Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Great Britain History Mary I, 1553-1558 Haushalt Maria England, Königin I Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558 Royal households Great Britain History 16th century Notes "Www.gutenberg-e.org." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558. Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 SUBJECT Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 fast Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558 fast Maria (England, Königin, I.) swd Elisabeth (England, Königin, I.) swd Subject Royal households -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century Royal households Haushalt SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056782 Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056783 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2008049364 ISBN 9780231509558 0231509553

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