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Anne of France : Lessons for My Daughter

By: Anne (of France),Sharon L. Jansen

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Anne of France : Lessons for My Daughter

By: Anne (of France),Sharon L. Jansen

Anne of France (1461-1522), daughter of Louis XI and sister of Charles VIII, was one of the most powerful women of the fifteenth century. She was referred to by her contemporaries as Madame la Grande, and remained an active and influential figure in France throughout her life. As the fifteenth century drew to a close, Anne composed a series of enseignements, "lessons", for her daughter Suzanne of Bourbon. These instructions represent a distillation of a lifetime's experience, and are presented through the portrait of an ideal princess, thus preparing her daughter to act both circumspectly and politically. Having steered her own course successfully, Anne offers her daughter advice intended to help her negotiate the difficult passage of a woman in the world of politics. This is the first translation into English of Anne of France's Lessons.

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126

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DS Brewer

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1843840162

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9781843840169

The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Female Rulers in Early Modern Europe

By: Sharon L. Jansen

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The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Female Rulers in Early Modern Europe

By: Sharon L. Jansen

Sharon L. Jansen reads the past in new ways by constructing a counter-narrative, focusing on the stories of women.

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256

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0333929829

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9780333929827

The Magic of Rogues

Necromancers in Early Tudor England

By: Frank Klaassen,Sharon Hubbs Wright

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The Magic of Rogues

Necromancers in Early Tudor England

By: Frank Klaassen,Sharon Hubbs Wright

In 1510, nine men were tried in the Archbishop’s Court in York for attempting to find and extract a treasure on the moor near Mixindale through necromantic magic. Two decades later, William Neville and his magician were arrested by Thomas Cromwell for having engaged in a treasonous combination of magic practices and prophecy surrounding the death of William’s older brother, Lord Latimer, and the king. In The Magic of Rogues, Frank Klaassen and Sharon Hubbs Wright present the legal documents about and open a window onto these fascinating investigations of magic practitioners in early Tudor England. Set side by side with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century texts that describe the sorts of magic those practitioners performed, these documents are translated, contextualized, and presented in language accessible to nonspecialist readers. Their analysis reveals how magicians and cunning folk operated in extended networks in which they exchanged knowledge, manuscripts, equipment, and even clients; foregrounds magicians’ encounters with authority in ways that separate them from traditional narratives about witchcraft and witch trials; and suggests that the regulation and punishment of magic in the Tudor period were comparatively and perhaps surprisingly gentle. Incorporating the study of both intellectual and legal sources, The Magic of Rogues presents a well-rounded picture of illicit learned magic in early Tudor England. Engaging and accessible, this book will appeal to anyone seeking to understand the intersection of medieval legal history, religion, magic, esotericism, and Tudor history.

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192

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Penn State Press

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0271089520

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9780271089522

Dangerous Talk and Strange Behavior

Women and Popular Resistance to the Reforms of Henry VIII

By: Sharon L. Jansen

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Dangerous Talk and Strange Behavior

Women and Popular Resistance to the Reforms of Henry VIII

By: Sharon L. Jansen

Dangerous Talk and Strange Behavior looks at the cases of several women charged with treason in early sixteenth-century England: Margaret Cheyne, who was executed for the part she played in a failed rebellion; Elizabeth Barton, for her prophecies against Henry VIII's divorce; Elizabeth Wood, for spreading "treasonous rumors" about the king; and Mabel Brigge, for a "black fast" she directed against him. Sharon L. Jansen explores the roles these women played during a period of religious, political, institutional, and social turmoil; describes each woman's particular acts of protest; analyzes how, why, and when these sorts of actions were judged to threaten the peace and order of the realm; and suggests that each of these women's "crimes" were viewed as "dangerous talk and strange behavior" because of their perceived seditious threat to the peace and stability of the reign of Henry VIII.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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0312160909

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9780312160906

Book's by Sharon L. Jansen

Anne of France : Lessons for My Daughter

Anne of France : Lessons for My Daughter

The Monstrous Regiment of Women

The Monstrous Regiment of Women

The Magic of Rogues

The Magic of Rogues

Dangerous Talk and Strange Behavior

Dangerous Talk and Strange Behavior

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