| From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558 Contributor(s): McIntosh, Jeri (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231135505 ISBN-13: 9780231135504 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2008 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty |
| Dewey: 942.054 |
| LCCN: 2008049364 |
| Series: Gutenberg-e |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |