The Queen's Frog Prince
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The Queen's Frog Prince

The Courtship of Elizabeth I and the Duke of Anjou

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eBook - ePub

The Queen's Frog Prince

The Courtship of Elizabeth I and the Duke of Anjou

About this book

Between the years 1579 and 1581, a courtship between Elizabeth I of England and François, Duke of Anjou took place. Though this courtship is often dismissed as a political tactic on Elizabeth's part to create an Anglo-French alliance during the Wars of Religion, The Queen's Frog Prince presents an alternative interpretation. In this book, David Lee pores over some of the surviving love letters exchanged between Elizabeth and Anjou, whom Elizabeth affectionately nicknamed "my frog." Lee suggests that although the courtship suited Elizabeth I politically, it also blossomed into something much more complex, an affectionate bond, and that to understand Elizabeth I as a woman, she must first be seen for who she was beneath all the vainglory and iconography.

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Information

Publisher
Chronos Books
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781803411651

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Illustrations
  8. Forward
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Dramatis Personae
  11. Introduction – The Rising Sun
  12. Chapter 1 – A Courtly Cult of Love
  13. Chapter 2 – The Pursuit of a Queen
  14. Chapter 3 – From Alençon to Anjou
  15. Chapter 4 – The Language of Love
  16. Chapter 5 – A Kingdom in Opposition
  17. Chapter 6 – Second Chances
  18. Chapter 7 – The Question of Succession
  19. Chapter 8 – On Monsieur’s Departure
  20. Chapter 9 – The Extremity of My Misfortune
  21. Chapter 10 – All My Husbands
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Back Cover