Elena Woodacre
Biographic Data
| ID | 5693592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Woodacre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Woodacre |
| SIGNATURE | WOODACRE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Winchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3161-2336 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 6 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
State of the Field
Monarchy, as the world's oldest and most enduring form of political organization, is an area that has attracted the attention of scholars from a range of disciplines. Two connected and complementary fields embody this interdisciplinary study of monarchy and monarchies: royal studies, which takes an all‐encompassing approach to monarchy, and court studies, which focuses on the mechanisms of courts and the courtiers who inhabited them. This article…
Introduction
From the Everyday to the Extraordinary
The Tudor Chamber Books (1485-1521) are a useful, underexplored source for examining queenship.In addition to the two queen consorts, Elizabeth of York and her daughter in law, Catherine of Aragon, there is interesting coverage of Margaret and Mary Tudor who became respectively Queen of Scots and Queen of France, as well as the early years of Mary I.This article demonstrates how financial records can shed new light on pivotal moments in a royal w…
Eleanor of Aquitaine As It Was Said
Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts
Epilogue
Absent in (life and) death? Examining the tombs of Navarre’s regnant queens and the shaping of their memory
Navarre has long been seen as a liminal state, torn between influence and interference from its French and Iberian neighbors. The five regnant queens of Navarre exemplify this situation through their own lives which saw them pulled politically and even physically between France and Iberia—from Juana I who lived the whole of her life in France, to queens like Juana II and Catalina I who moved back and forth over the Pyrenees during their reign, to…
Saints or Sinners? Sexuality, Reputation and Representation of Queens from Contemporary Sources to Modern Media
This article explores allegations of sexual scandal connected with premodern royal women in Europe and China. It begins by assessing expectations of queenly ideals, particularly the emphasis given to female chastity in European and Chinese culture. This forms a foundation for an extended discussion of tales of sexual impropriety of both real and legendary queens from China in the third century BCE to eighteenth century Europe. This survey highlig…
Medieval Art in Motion
The Queen of Navarre and a queen from Navarre
This article offers an intensive comparison of two queen consorts, Leonor de Trastámara, consort of Carlos III of Navarre (r. 1387-1425) and her sister-in-law, Joan of Navarre, consort of Henry IV of England (r. 1399-1413). Key similarities and differences in their lives and experience of queenship are revealed by an examination of the major ceremonies that marked their tenure as consort and their personal exercise of the queen’s office. As well …
Royal and Elite Households in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Caroline zum Kolk & Kathleen Wilson-Chevalier (dir.), Femmes à la cour de France. Charges et fonctions xv
Villeneuve d’Ascq, Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 2018, 404 p. Cette collection d’essais commence avec une question provocatrice : d’autres cours d’Europe offrent-elles une place « aussi éminente » aux femmes que la cour de France à l’époque moderne ? Les études réunies ici montrent de façon évidente l’importance et la centralité des femmes à la cour de France, des reines et princesses au sommet du pouvoir jusqu’aux demoiselles de musique…
Queenship at the Renaissance Courts of Britain
Queenship at the Renaissance Courts of Britain: Catherine of Aragon and Margaret Tudor, 1503–1533. Michelle L. Beer. Studies in History. Rochester, NY: Boydell Press, 2018. xvi + 186 pp. $90. - Volume 73 Issue 2
The Routledge History of Monarchy
Marguerite Keane, Material Culture and Queenship in 14th-Century France
A Companion to Global Queenship
This collection expands previous regional and individual studies of queenship and female political agency in order to engage in a comparative study of premodern female rule on a global scale. While the field of queenship studies and examinations of gender and power have been flourishing, the literature has tended to be dominated by studies of European royalty. This volume aims to embrace and develop the trend towards an increasingly global outloo…
Premodern Rulers and Postmodern Viewers
A Companion to Global Queenship
Italian Renaissance Diplomacy
Carolyn Harris, Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe
Poder y parentesco
Las relaciones familiares constituyeron el fundamento de la monarquía dinástica y proporcionaron una base de apoyo crucial en el gobierno de una reina con potestad propia, que se encontraba en una posición mucho más vulnerable que sus homólogos masculinos. Este artículo examinará la situación de las reinas titulares de Navarra entre 1274 y 1517, con especial énfasis en su relación con sus familias, tanto de origen como política. Estudiaremos vari…
Medici Women
Gender and Status in the Medieval World
From She-Wolf to Martyr
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Simon Barton. Conquerors, Brides, and Concubines
The study of medieval Iberia has long been an active field across several disciplines, attracting scholars from Europe, North America, and beyond to investigate its distinctive and fascinating history and culture. Much of this fascination stems from the peninsula’s turbulent political landscape and the unique social and cultural framework that emerged with the coexistence of three faith groups: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. There has been bot…
The Queens Regnant of Navarre
The five queens of Navarre were the largest group of female sovereigns in one European realm during the Middle Ages, but they are largely unknown beyond a regional audience. This survey fills this sch
Lorenzo de' Medici at Home
Royal Mothers and their Ruling Children
The Medicean Succession
Poder y parentesco
Las relaciones familiares constituyeron el fundamento de la monarquía dinástica y proporcionaron una base de apoyo crucial en el gobierno de una reina con potestad propia, que se encontraba en una posición mucho más vulnerable que sus homólogos masculinos. Este artículo examinará la situación de las reinas titulares de Navarra entre 1274 y 1517, con especial énfasis en su relación con sus familias, tanto de origen como política. Estudiaremos vari…
Medici Women
Gender and Status in the Medieval World
From She-Wolf to Martyr
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Simon Barton. Conquerors, Brides, and Concubines
The study of medieval Iberia has long been an active field across several disciplines, attracting scholars from Europe, North America, and beyond to investigate its distinctive and fascinating history and culture. Much of this fascination stems from the peninsula’s turbulent political landscape and the unique social and cultural framework that emerged with the coexistence of three faith groups: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. There has been bot…
Carolyn Harris, Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe
A Companion to Global Queenship
This collection expands previous regional and individual studies of queenship and female political agency in order to engage in a comparative study of premodern female rule on a global scale. While the field of queenship studies and examinations of gender and power have been flourishing, the literature has tended to be dominated by studies of European royalty. This volume aims to embrace and develop the trend towards an increasingly global outloo…
Premodern Rulers and Postmodern Viewers
A Companion to Global Queenship
Italian Renaissance Diplomacy
The Routledge History of Monarchy
Marguerite Keane, Material Culture and Queenship in 14th-Century France
Royal and Elite Households in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Caroline zum Kolk & Kathleen Wilson-Chevalier (dir.), Femmes à la cour de France. Charges et fonctions xv
Villeneuve d’Ascq, Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 2018, 404 p. Cette collection d’essais commence avec une question provocatrice : d’autres cours d’Europe offrent-elles une place « aussi éminente » aux femmes que la cour de France à l’époque moderne ? Les études réunies ici montrent de façon évidente l’importance et la centralité des femmes à la cour de France, des reines et princesses au sommet du pouvoir jusqu’aux demoiselles de musique…
Queenship at the Renaissance Courts of Britain
Queenship at the Renaissance Courts of Britain: Catherine of Aragon and Margaret Tudor, 1503–1533. Michelle L. Beer. Studies in History. Rochester, NY: Boydell Press, 2018. xvi + 186 pp. $90. - Volume 73 Issue 2
Saints or Sinners? Sexuality, Reputation and Representation of Queens from Contemporary Sources to Modern Media
This article explores allegations of sexual scandal connected with premodern royal women in Europe and China. It begins by assessing expectations of queenly ideals, particularly the emphasis given to female chastity in European and Chinese culture. This forms a foundation for an extended discussion of tales of sexual impropriety of both real and legendary queens from China in the third century BCE to eighteenth century Europe. This survey highlig…
Medieval Art in Motion
The Queen of Navarre and a queen from Navarre
This article offers an intensive comparison of two queen consorts, Leonor de Trastámara, consort of Carlos III of Navarre (r. 1387-1425) and her sister-in-law, Joan of Navarre, consort of Henry IV of England (r. 1399-1413). Key similarities and differences in their lives and experience of queenship are revealed by an examination of the major ceremonies that marked their tenure as consort and their personal exercise of the queen’s office. As well …
Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts
Epilogue
Absent in (life and) death? Examining the tombs of Navarre’s regnant queens and the shaping of their memory
Navarre has long been seen as a liminal state, torn between influence and interference from its French and Iberian neighbors. The five regnant queens of Navarre exemplify this situation through their own lives which saw them pulled politically and even physically between France and Iberia—from Juana I who lived the whole of her life in France, to queens like Juana II and Catalina I who moved back and forth over the Pyrenees during their reign, to…
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