The queens regnant of Navarre : succession, politics, and partnership, 1274-1512 / Elena Woodacre.

"The five reigning queens of Navarre comprise the largest group of female sovereigns in one European realm during the Middle Ages. However, the lives and careers of these important women are largely unknown outside of a regional audience and have never been investigated as a group or in the con...

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Main Author: Woodacre, Elena
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Queenship and power.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Geography and Gendered Rule
  • 2. Juana I: The Vacant Throne
  • 3. Juana II: The Queen Returns Home
  • 4. Blanca I: The Peacemaker
  • 5. Leonor: Civil War and Sibling Strife
  • 6. Catalina I: Unequal to the Task?
  • 7. Conclusions.