Queenship and political power in medieval and early modern Spain

Contents: Preface: Part I The Practical Limits of Partnership: Unwilling partners: conflict and ambition in the marriage of Peter II of Aragon and Marie de Montpellier, Elizabeth Haluska-Rausch; The many roles of the medieval queen: some examples from Castile, Joseph F. O'Callaghan; Absent kings: queens as political partners in the medieval crown of Aragon, Theresa Earenfight. Part II Practising the Politics of Religion: Defending their Jewish subjects: Elionor of Sicily, Maria de Luna, and the Jews of Morvedre, Mark Meyerson; Spirit and force: politics, public and private in the reign of Maria de Luna (1396-1406), Núria Silleras-Fernández; The queen and the master: Catalina of Lancaster and the military orders, Ana Echevarria-Arsuaga. Part III Representing the Politics of Queenship: Royal portraits: representations of queenship in the 13th-century Catalan chronicles, Marta VanLandingham; Isabel of Castile (1451-1504), her self-representation and its context, Peggy Liss; Choices and consequences: the construction of Isabel de Portugal's image, Jorge Sebastián Lozano; Conspicuous in her absence: Mariana of Austria, Juan José of Austria, and the representation of her power, Eleanor Goodman. Bibliography; Index.