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By tracing the influences of both neoplatonism and reformed Catholic theology in the Queen's theatrical productions, I. demonstrate how courtly women came to be privileged as the arbiters of taste and judgement, and show how this led to a perception of them as properly political agents. I also demonstrate that the Queen's court masques promoted a 'counterpublic' space inside the court from which ideas independent of King Charles's own policies could be expressed. I investigate Henrietta Maria's involvement in international current affairs, illustrating how her political alignments could be manifested in her court productions. 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