Charles Beem uses Gender Studies and political and constitutional History to examine the problems faced by female rulers throughout British history, from the twelfth century Empress Matilda's imaginative efforts to become England's first regnant queen, to Queen Victoria's remarkable exercise of political power during the Bedchamber Crisis of 1839.
| ISBN: | 9780230606340 |
| Publication date: | 20th July 2008 |
| Author: | C Beem |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Queenship and Power |
| Genres: |
European history Clinical psychology Political science and theory History: specific events and topics Gender studies, gender groups |