A different take on a popular topic, this book uncovers the exciting history of the jewels and jewellery worn and used by the later medieval and Tudor Queens of England from Margaret of Anjou to Katherine Parr. Enabling general readers to see how jewellery was used by Queens to assert their power and influence in their husband's courts.
Dr Tallis is an experienced writer of non-fiction to a public audience; this book is accessibly written for an educated popular audience and undergraduate students.
Explores the lives of ten queen consorts across 100 years, providing students and general readers alike with a long duree view into Queenship, women's history and material culture.
Title: All the Queen�s Jewels, 1445�1548: Power, Majesty and Display
Author: Tallis, Nicola
ISBN: 9781032065014
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-11-29
Number of Pages: 342
Weight: 0.5201 kg
'This study offers a fresh interpretation of queenship and the ways in which queens wielded power in late Medieval and early modern society. Jewellery is often dismissed as a trivial topic when in fact it is at the heart of politics. Tallis remarkably reveals its true importance in defining and challenging power--especially when it came to queens. Thoroughly researched and with an accessible prose, this book is undeniably a significant contribution to the field and is going to be a great resource for students, scholars, and members of the public alike who have an interest in queens and power.'
Estelle Paranque, New College of the Humanities, UK
'This exciting new work is an excellent example of innovative new work in queenship studies, tracing the evolution of the queen's jewel collection during a particularly turbulent period from the Wars of the Roses to the last of Henry VIII's six wives. This engaging read demonstrates the importance of the queen's jewels in underpinning her role by projecting majesty as well as enhancing her networks through gift exchange.'
Elena Woodacre, University of Winchester, UK
'This study of the jewel collections of the queens consort of England between 1445 and 1548 offers a fluent, engaging, and very informative account of an important aspect of female royalty. Nicola Tallis's book contributes original research to a generation of scholarship into the material history of late-medieval European queenship, drawing on evidence from inventories, wills, portraiture, commissions to artisans, and correspondence. The book presents a comprehensive account of the production, acquisition and care of the queens' jewels and their use as personal adornment and gifts in a wide range of contexts. It ably demonstrates how the deployment of the queens' jewels was an integral part of the magnificence of Plantagenet and Tudor monarchy.'
Glenn Richardson, St Mary's University, UK
Nicola Tallis has justifiably established herself as an expert not just on the English queens' jewellery collection but how these pieces advertised power, augmented influence, and shaped reputations in the early modern era. An important, groundbreaking, and fascinating book.
Gareth Russell, Historian and Broadcaster.
