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The Rise of Female Kings in Europe, 1300-1800
The Rise of Female Kings in Europe, 1300-1800 | William Monter
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In this lively and pathbreaking book, William Monter sketches Europe's increasing acceptance of autonomous female rulers between the late Middle Ages and the French Revolution. Monter surveys the governmental records of Europe's thirty women monarchs—the famous (Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great) as well as the obscure (Charlotte of Cyprus, Isabel Clara Eugenia of the Netherlands)—describing how each of them achieved sovereign authority, wielded it, and (more often than men) abandoned it. Monter argues that Europe's female kings, who ruled by divine right, experienced no significant political opposition despite their gender.
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This book was really fascinating! It started with a brief overview of some impressive female rulers before 1300 and then went chronologically, showing how their powers evolved and grew and how they interacted with each other. Some really fascinating women I‘d never even heard of too! Brilliant book!

i.z.booknook The author chose to refer to these rulers as female kings because the definition of queen is wife of a king and these women were more than that, they ruled themselves, with it without husbands, as kings. 3y
DivineDiana Female Kings does seem right. 👑 3y
Lcsmcat Beautiful globe! 3y
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