Mid-Tudor Queenship and Memory

<p>This book explores (mis)representations of two female claimants to the Tudor throne Lady Jane Grey and Mary I of England. It places Jane's attempted accession and Mary I's successful accession and reign in comparative perspective and illustrates how the two are fundamentally linked to one another and to broader questions of female kingship precedent and legitimacy. Through ten original essays this book considers the nature and meaning of mid-Tudor queenship as it took shape functioned and was construed in the sixteenth century as well as its memory down to the twenty-first in literary musical artistic theatrical and other cultural forms. Offering unique comparative insights into Jane and Mary this volume is a key resource for researchers and students interested in the Tudor period queenship and historical memory. </p>