Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts : power, influence, and dynasty / Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre, editors.
Norrie, Aidan, editor.; Harris, Carolyn, 1984- editor.; Laynesmith, J. L., editor.; Messer, Danna R., editor.; Woodacre, Elena, editor.
2023
DA28.2
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Title Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts : power, influence, and dynasty / Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith, Danna R. Messer, Elena Woodacre, editors.
ISBN 9783031128295 (electronic bk.)
303112829X (electronic bk.)
3031128281
9783031128288
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12829-5
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and color).
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-12829-5 doi
Call Number DA28.2
Dewey Decimal Classification 941.080922
Summary This book examines the lives and tenures of the consorts of the Hanoverian, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Windsor monarchs from 1727 to the present. Some of the consorts examined in this volumesuch as Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, consort to George VIare well known while others, including Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, consort to William IV, are more obscure. These innovative and authoritative biographies bring a fresh approach to the consorts of this period, revealing their lasting influence on the monarchy. In addition to covering a period that has seen the development of constitutional monarchy and increased media scrutiny of the whole royal family, this volume also looks to the future of the British monarchy, suggesting ways that future consorts can learn from the example of their predecessors. This volume and its companions reveal the changing nature of British consortship from the Norman Conquest to today. Aidan Norrie is Lecturer in History and Programme Leader at the University Campus North Lincolnshire, UK, and the Managing Editor of The London Journal. Carolyn Harris is Instructor in History at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, Canada, and a regular royal commentator in Canadian media. J.L. Laynesmith is Visiting Research Fellow in Medieval Studies at the University of Reading, UK. Danna R. Messer is Senior Acquisitions Editor at Arc Humanities Press, and the Executive Editor of The Encyclopedia of the Global Middle Ages. Elena Woodacre is Reader in Renaissance History at the University of Winchester, UK, Editor-in-Chief of the Royal Studies Journal, and the founder of the Royal Studies Network.
Note Includes index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Norrie, Aidan, editor.
Harris, Carolyn, 1984- editor.
Laynesmith, J. L., editor.
Messer, Danna R., editor.
Woodacre, Elena, editor.
Series Queenship and power.
Available in Other Form HANOVERIAN TO WINDSOR CONSORTS.
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1. Volume Introduction
2. Section Introduction
3. Caroline of Ansbach
4. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
5. Caroline of Brunswick
6. Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
7. Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
8. Essay on Hanoverian Consorts
9. Section Introduction
10. Alexandra of Denmark
11. Mary of Teck
12. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
13. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Essay on Windsor Consorts
Essay: Consorts Now and In the Future.

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