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This biography of Queen María de Molina explores her life and demonstrates the collective exercise of her power and authority as a monarchical queen. The author details her resilient determination as queen and later as regent, her partnership with King Sancho IV, and her struggle to provide peace and stability in the Kingdom of Castile-León.

Queens --- María, --- Castile (Spain) --- History

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Shakespeare évoquait l'infinie variété de Cléopâtre. Il ne croyait pas si bien dire. La reine d'Egypte n'était pas belle ; son nez, fort et busqué, déparait son visage, et sa légendaire lascivité ne trouva guère à s'exercer qu'avec ses deux uniques amants. Dans son Alexandrie toute de démesure, où les plus grands esprits de l'époque côtoyaient les plus débauchés, elle sut en quelques années, par sa finesse politique, hisser son royaume en déclin au rang de puissance rivale de Rome. Oratrice d'exception et stratège consommée, elle fut aimée des deux hommes les plus adulés de son temps, César et Marc Antoine, et leur fit épouser son rêve de grandeur. Dans ce récit magistral, Stacy Schiff révèle par quel tour de passe-passe l'histoire a transformé une grande reine, incarnation même de la femme de pouvoir, en catin malfaisante.

Queens --- Cleopatra, - Queen of Egypt, - -30 B.C. --- Egypt --- Egypt

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In sixteenth-century Europe, an extraordinary set of women created a unique culture of feminine power that saw them run the continent for decades. Despite often being on opposing sides of power struggles both armed and otherwise, through family ties and patronage they educated and supported each other in a brutal world where the price of failure was disgrace, exile or even death. Following the passage of power from mother to daughter and mentor to protégé, Gristwood reveals the unorthodox practices these women adopted to avoid patriarchal control and assesses the impact they had on shaping the world around them. Epic in scale, this game of queens is a remarkable spectacle of skill and ingenuity, confronting the challenges faced by women in power - many of which still hold relevant today. The players in this Game of Queens are: Isabella of Castile, Margaret of Austria, Louise of Savoy, Anne de Beaujeu, Katherine of Aragon, Marguerite of Navarre, Anne Boleyn, Catherine de Medici, Mary Tudor, Elizabeth Tudor, Jeanne d'Albret and Mary Stuart.

Queens --- History --- Europe --- Europe --- Kings and rulers. --- History

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In the first book-length examination of film and television representations of this enduring institution, distinguished scholars of media and political history analyse the screen representations of royalty from Henry VIII to ‘William and Kate’. Seventeen essays by international commentators including Ian Christie, Elisabeth Bronfen, Andrew Higson and Glynn Davies examine the portrayal of royalty in the ‘actuality’ picture, the early extended feature, amateur cinema, the movie melodrama, the Commonwealth documentary, New Queer Cinema, TV current affairs, the big screen ceremonial and the post-historical boxed set. Among their concerns are the commercial value of royal representations, the convergence of the monarch and the movie star, and the British monarchy’s historical use of the moving image to further its legitimacy. This book is a long-overdue contribution to film and television studies, and will be essential reading for scholars and students of British media and political history.

Queens in motion pictures. --- Kings and rulers in motion pictures. --- Royal Houses --- History.

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In the first book-length examination of film and television representations of this enduring institution, distinguished scholars of media and political history analyse the screen representations of royalty from Henry VIII to ‘William and Kate’. Seventeen essays by international commentators including Ian Christie, Elisabeth Bronfen, Andrew Higson and Glynn Davies examine the portrayal of royalty in the ‘actuality’ picture, the early extended feature, amateur cinema, the movie melodrama, the Commonwealth documentary, New Queer Cinema, TV current affairs, the big screen ceremonial and the post-historical boxed set. Among their concerns are the commercial value of royal representations, the convergence of the monarch and the movie star, and the British monarchy’s historical use of the moving image to further its legitimacy. This book is a long-overdue contribution to film and television studies, and will be essential reading for scholars and students of British media and political history.

Queens in motion pictures. --- Kings and rulers in motion pictures. --- Royal Houses --- History.