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5 giorni fa · Czech Republic. Germany. Poland. The Kingdom of Bohemia ( Czech: České království ), [a] sometimes referenced in English literature as the Czech Kingdom, [8] [9] [a] was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe. It was the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic . The Kingdom of Bohemia was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman ...
3 giorni fa · Yet, in the eyes of many Catholics, Elizabeth was illegitimate and Mary Stuart was the rightful queen of England, as the senior surviving legitimate descendant of Henry VII through her grandmother, Margaret Tudor. Henry II of France proclaimed his eldest son and daughter-in-law king and queen of England.
- 14 December 1542 – 24 July 1567
- Mary of Guise
2 giorni fa · Queen of Scotland: Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox 1515–1578: Matthew Stewart 1516–1571 4th Earl of Lennox: Queen Mary I 1516–1558 r. 1553–1558 Queen of England: Philip II 1527–1598 King of Spain r. 1553–1558 Jure uxoris: Henry FitzRoy 1519–1536 Duke of Richmond and Somerset: Queen Elizabeth I 1533–1603 r. 1558–1603 Queen ...
5 giorni fa · Anne of Denmark's daughter, Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, was in Prague in 1620. She wrote of her surprise at the large Spanish style ruffs and Spanish style gowns worn without farthingales by aristocrats and townspeople. She ensured her gentlewomen adapted to the culture.
4 giorni fa · The authors argue that Elizabeth was an Early Modern ‘diva’ and a forerunner of the modern obsession with celebrity. They also examine portrayals of Elizabeth in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando and by the actress Bette Davis in The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939). Overall, this volume is another worthy addition to the field of queenship.
3 giorni fa · England under the Stuarts. London, Routledge, 2002, ISBN: 41527785; 13pp.; Price: £546.00. Nearly a century after G.M. Trevelyan's England under the Stuarts was first published in 1904, Routledge has issued this very welcome reprint, with a new introduction by John Morrill. I found re-reading the book an immensely pleasurable experience.
4 giorni fa · The subsequent chapter sheds light on the surprising case of George of Denmark, the husband of the last Stuart queen, who never became king of England. With an engaging writing style, Charles Beem shrewdly elucidates the difficulties that Prince George of Denmark faced as Anne Stuart’s husband, examining the reasons for his discretion on the political scene.
