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Blanche of Castile, Queen of France / Lindy Grant.
Author
Grant, Lindy
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Description
xi, 455 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
DC91.6.B5 .G73 2016
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Subject(s)
Queens
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France
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Biography
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France
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History
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Louis VIII, 1223-1226
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Blanche of Castile, Queen, consort of Louis VIII, King of France 1188-1252
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Louis VIII King of France 1187-1226
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Biographies
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History
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collective biographies
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Summary note
This is the first modern scholarly biography of Blanche of Castile, whose identity until now has been subsumed by her son, the saintly Louis IX. A central figure in the politics and diplomacy of medieval Europe, Blanche was a sophisticated patron of religion and culture. Through Lindy Grant's account, based on a close analysis of Blanche's household accounts and of the social and religious networks on which her power and agency depended, Blanche is revealed as an effective and innovative ruler, with a vibrant and intellectually questioning personality. -- Adapted from the book jacket. Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-436) and index.
Contents
Daughter of the King of Castile, niece of the King of England
The Lord Louis and the Lady Blanche
Louis VIII and Queen Blanche: king and queen consort
Queen regent
Queen dowager
The crusade regency
Family, friends and familia
Religion, the church and other faiths
Piety and devotion
The culture of the court
Legitimacy and authority
Ruler and counsellor
The image of the queen.
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ISBN
9780300219265 ((cl ; : alk. paper))
0300219261 ((cl ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016000559
OCLC
945354519
Other standard number
40027377654
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