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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Noblewomen"”.
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Building An Identity : Two Noblewomen In England 1566-1666
BUILDING AN IDENTITY is a broad based study of the monuments which two female patrons built from 1566 to 1666. It probes the impulse to commemorate, considers why memorials took the form that they did, and takes account of the social conventions which provided a framework for the behaviour of these …
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Scottish Noblewomen, the Family and Scottish Politics from 1688-1707
… to stimulate debate. The lives of Scottish noblewomen in the years from Revolution to Union have generally been disregarded. This thesis will demonstrate that acknowledging and exploring the experiences of noblewomen augments understanding of this momentous era. Investigating the lives of …
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The "unlikely female" characters of the Mabinogi
… Biographical depictions of medieval Welsh noblewomen indicate their similarity to these ‘unlikely female’ characters. In conclusion, the Mabinogi contains many references to medieval society and culture depicting gender norms. Yet as these characters developed, their mythic past may have …
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Work in Progress: Gender and Politics in Late Elizabethan Progress Entertainments
… decades of successful female rule encouraged noblewomen to fashion themselves in the Queen's image and perform political roles.
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Between obligation and ambition: the performance of mourning after the Protestant Reformation.
… obligations and their secular ambitions. English noblewomen, in particular, navigate the mourning process and make their voices heard in a patriarchal society that silences women. This self-serving performance of mourning help men and women defy their gender roles at times and conform to them at …
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Rethinking Modes of Political Influence: Catherine de' Medici and her Female Political Network
… Comprised of both her female relatives and the noblewomen that surrounded her at court, Catherine used this system of females to manipulate both domestic and foreign politics. The first chapter of this thesis will focus on Catherine's political purpose for her eldest and youngest daughters, …
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Rubens, van Dyck, and women's dress in Genoese portraiture, 1606-1627
… broaden understandings of display to encompass noblewomen’s engagement with elite spaces. This thesis uses the backgrounds of Genoese portraits to investigate the ways in which Genoa’s noblewomen engaged with affective materials and social spaces within villa gardens. This thesis thus stitches …
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Engendering Power: Dynastic Women And Visual Culture In The Hellenistic World (fourth-First Centuries Bce)
… by Greek dynasts who married Greek and/or Asian noblewomen. Their descendants continued to fight for territories, rule over diverse communities, and incorporate women into their visual and material cultures—a remarkable transformation in centuries-old traditions of visualizing power. The project …