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OverviewThis collection brings together essays examining the international influence of queens, other female rulers, and their representatives from 1450 through 1700, an era of expanding colonial activity and sea trade. As Europe rose in prominence geopolitically, a number of important women—such as Queen Elizabeth I of England, Catherine de Medici, Caterina Cornaro of Cyprus, and Isabel Clara Eugenia of Austria—exerted influence over foreign affairs. Traditionally male-dominated spheres such as trade, colonization, warfare, and espionage were, sometimes for the first time, under the control of powerful women. This interdisciplinary volume examines how they navigated these activities, and how they are represented in literature. By highlighting the links between female power and foreign affairs, Colonization, Piracy, and Trade in Early Modern Europe contributes to a fuller understanding of early modern queenship. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Estelle Paranque , Nate Probasco , Claire JowittPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Weight: 4.552kg ISBN: 9783319571584ISBN 10: 3319571583 Pages: 255 Publication Date: 16 August 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"1. Introduction.- I. Demonstration of Power.- 2. Mary I, Mary of Guise and the Strong Hand of the Scots: Marian Policy in Ulster and Anglo-Scottish Diplomacy, 1553-1558.- 3. Catherine de Medici and Huguenot Colonization, 1560-1567.- 4. Isabel Clara Eugenia, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands: Trade, Politics, & Warfare, Ruling like a King, 1621-1633.- II. Diplomatic Strategies.- 5. Caterina Cornaro and the Colonization of Cyprus.- 6. Trade and Piracy: The Role of a Potential Queen Consort in the 1620s.- 7. ""The Princesses' Representative"" or Renegade Entrepreneur? Marie Petit, the Silk Trade, and Franco-Persian Diplomacy.- III. Exotic Encounters.- 8. ""I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys"": Turquoise, Queenship, and the Exotic.- 9. A Vision on Queen Elizabeth's Role in Colonizing America: Stephen Parmenius's De Navigatione (1582).- 10. Captains, Kings, Queens: Politics, Piracy, and the Sea in Middleton's The Phoenix (c. 1603-04)"ReviewsA fascinating collection of scholarly articles about the role of Queens and other powerful women in trade, finance and foreign affairs during the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. ... The book is a valuable contribution to the study of queenship, revealing the full range of activities undertaken by early modern royal women. (royalhistorian.com, February, 2018) Author InformationEstelle Paranque is Lecturer in Early Modern History at New College of the Humanities, London, UK. Nate Probasco is Assistant Professor of History at Briar Cliff University, USA. Claire Jowitt is Professor of English and History and Associate Dean for Research for Arts and Humanities at the University of East Anglia, UK . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |