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Women, Gender, and Rulership in Romance Europe: The Iberian Case
Author(s) -
Shadis Miriam
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
history compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1478-0542
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2006.00330.x
Subject(s) - ideology , nexus (standard) , elite , romance , fifteenth , monarchy , gender studies , chivalry , history , psychology , sociology , ancient history , political science , psychoanalysis , engineering , law , politics , embedded system
This essay outlines some main themes of gender and rulership in Iberian history from the early twelfth through the fifteenth centuries. Focusing mainly on queens, the essay also addresses the experience of other elite women and men, looking at the nexus of gender ideology and the practical requirements of monarchy.