There were many surprising accessions in the early modern period, including Mary I of England, Henry III of France, Anne Stuart, and others, but this is the first book dedicated solely to evaluating their lives and the repercussions of their reigns. By comparing a variety of such unexpected heirs, this engaging history offers a richer portrait of early modern monarchy. It shows that the need for heirs and the acquisition and preparation of heirs had a critical impact on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century culture and politics, from the appropriation of culture to the influence of language, to trade and political alliances. It also shows that securing a dynasty relied on more than just political agreements and giving birth to legitimate sons, examining how relationships between women could and did forge alliances and dynastic continuities.
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Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Editor and Contributors
- List of Figures
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Part I Securing a Dynasty
- Chapter 2 A Bastard and a Changeling?England’s Edward of Westminster and Delayed Childbirth
- Chapter 3 Margaret Tudor, Countess of Richmond, and Elizabeth of York: Dynastic Competitors or Allies?
- Part II Preparing an Heir
- Chapter 4 Perceptions of Princesses: Pre-accession Book Dedications to Mary and Elizabeth Tudor
- Chapter 5 Fit for a King? The Gendered Emotional Performances of Catherine de Medici as Dauphine of France, 1536–1547
- Chapter 6 Never the Queen: Anne Stuart’s Formative Years
- Part III Second Sons
- Chapter 7 Another Spare to the French Crown: Henry III of France’s Self-Representation, Reputation, and Royal Authority
- Chapter 8 Losing an Unexpected Throne: Deposing Second Sons of the Stuart Dynasty
- Chapter 9 Expected, then Passed Over: Second Sons in the French Monarchy of the Seventeenth Century
- Part IV Unexpected Survival
- Chapter 10 A Queen in Constant Motion: Queen Christina of Sweden and the Unexpected Mobility of Sovereignty
- Chapter 11 The Unexpected Virgin: The Perpetual Succession Crisis of Elizabeth I
- Index
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