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The letters of Margaret of Anjou
- Title
- The letters of Margaret of Anjou / edited by Helen Maurer and B.M. Cron.
- Author
- Margaret, of Anjou, Queen, consort of Henry VI, King of England, 1430-1482
- Publication
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : The Boydell Press, 2019.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-7508 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xiii, 303 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- Margaret of Anjou remains a figure of controversy. As wife to the weak King Henry VI, she was on the losing side in the first phase of the Wars of the Roses. Yorkist propaganda vilifying Margaret was consolidated by Shakespeare: his portrait of a warlike and vengeful queen - "a tiger's heart wrapped in a woman's hide" - became the widely-accepted view, which up until recently had been little questioned. However, Margaret's letters, here in their first full collection, in one place for the first time, have their own story to tell - and present a rather different picture. In her words and the words of her contemporaries, both friend and foe, they reveal a woman who lived according to the noble standards of her time. She enjoyed the hunt, she practised her faith, and she tried to help or protect those who called upon her for assistance, as was expected of a queen and "good lady". Henry's mental breakdown, the birth of their son and growing tensions among the lords of the land forced her to step outside the life she would have expected to live. This study of Margaret's letters establishes the scope of a late medieval queen's concerns, while providing a unique account of this extraordinary woman.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Personal correspondence.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-7508
- ISBN
- 1783274247
- 9781783274246
- OCLC
- 1080427990
- Author
- Margaret, of Anjou, Queen, consort of Henry VI, King of England, 1430-1482, author.
- Title
- The letters of Margaret of Anjou / edited by Helen Maurer and B.M. Cron.
- Publisher
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : The Boydell Press, 2019.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1422-1461
- Added Author
- Maurer, Helen E., 1942- editor.Cron, B. M., editor.
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781787445666
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-7508