Later Stuart Queens, 1660–1735
Religion, Political Culture, and Patronage
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Later Stuart Queens, 1660–1735
Religion, Political Culture, and Patronage
About this book
This book gathers contributions on the later Stuart queens and queen consorts. It seeks to re-insert Henrietta Maria, Catherine of Braganza, Mary of Modena, Mary II, Anne, and Maria Clementina Sobieska into the mainstream of Stuart and early Georgian studies, concentrating on the later Stuart queens from the restoration of King Charles II (who married Catherine of Braganza in 1662) until the death of Maria Clementina Sobieska in 1735, who was married to James Francis Edward Stuart, the titular King James III, otherwise known as the Old Pretender. It showcases these women's roles as queen consorts and as ruling queens in Britain and Europe, and reveals how their positions allowed them to act as power-brokers, diplomats, patrons, and religious trendsetters during their lifetimes. It also explores their impact in early modern Britain and Europe by assessing their influence in religion, political culture, and the promotion of patronage.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Matter
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Reputation of Dowager Queen Henrietta Maria and the Legitimacy of the Restoration Monarchy
- 3. Catherine of Braganza, Queen Dowager of England, 1685–1692: Catholicism and Political Agency
- 4. Dynastic Politics: Dowager Queen, Catherine of Braganza, and the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, 1693–1705
- 5. Mary Beatrice of Modena: Patronage, Poetry, and Power
- 6. Contesting Catholic Motherhood: Mary Beatrice of Modena, the “Glorious Revolution,” and Queenly Agency
- 7. Mary II, Panegyric and the Construction of Queenship
- 8. World of Interiors: Mary II, the Decorative Arts, and Cultural Transfer
- 9. The Architectural Works of Hampton Court Palace Under the Reigns of Queen Mary II and Queen Anne
- 10. ‘Sickly and Spent’: Reassessing the Life and Afterlife of Anne of Great Britain
- 11. “The Crown Can Never Have Too Many Liveings:” Queen Anne’s Patronage of the Clergy, 1702–1714
- 12. “La Terrible Catastrofe”: Political Reactions to the Estrangement of Maria Clementina Sobieska and James III, 1725–1727
- 13. “A Crown of Everlasting Glory”: The Afterlife of Maria Clementina Sobieska in Material and Visual Culture
- Back Matter