Screen LibraryBlanche of castile, queen of France /
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 a...
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Yale University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Haven, Connecticut : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
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. |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 455 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-436) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780300219265 0300219261 |
| Index Number: | DC91 |
| CLC: | K835.657 |
| Call Number: | K835.657/B641G |
| Contents: | Daughter of the king of Castile, niece of the king of England -- The Lord Louis and the Lady Blanche -- Louis VIII and 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. |