Margaret of Parma : a life / by Charlie R. Steen.
2013
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Title
Margaret of Parma : a life / by Charlie R. Steen.
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Description
vi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Associated name
Series statement
Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; volume 174
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-316) and index.
Contents
The Emperor's Daughter : a Political Offering:
A child of the Netherlands;
The medici marriage;
The farnese marriage;
Duchess of Parma
Return to the Netherlands:
Meeting Philip II;
Choosing Margaret as regent;
A new court
Lost Illusions:
New court, new hopes, new obstacles;
The calvinist challenge and the conflict over Granvelle
Mingling Delight with Disaster:
"Strange, variable, and dangerous times";
Extravagance in the midst of want;
The Segovia woods letter
The Confederate Spring:
Challenging Margaret;
Fatal mission to Madrid;
The effects of the accord;
The grip of calvinism
The Calvinist Insurrection:
A fury of evil;
A new accord;
Calculated concessions
Disordered and Hateful Times:
A dexterous and devious response;
Margaret's plan to restore order;
Counter-attack
Uneasy Victory:
Capturing tournai;
Rejection
Poisoned Peace:
Restoring rule;
Royal Intransigence
Disgrace, Torment, and Shame:
Resistance to Alva;
Futile pleas to Philip II
Madama Margarita:
Talent and energy Unbound;
Wasted time in the Netherlands;
Final years
Bibliography
Index.
A child of the Netherlands;
The medici marriage;
The farnese marriage;
Duchess of Parma
Return to the Netherlands:
Meeting Philip II;
Choosing Margaret as regent;
A new court
Lost Illusions:
New court, new hopes, new obstacles;
The calvinist challenge and the conflict over Granvelle
Mingling Delight with Disaster:
"Strange, variable, and dangerous times";
Extravagance in the midst of want;
The Segovia woods letter
The Confederate Spring:
Challenging Margaret;
Fatal mission to Madrid;
The effects of the accord;
The grip of calvinism
The Calvinist Insurrection:
A fury of evil;
A new accord;
Calculated concessions
Disordered and Hateful Times:
A dexterous and devious response;
Margaret's plan to restore order;
Counter-attack
Uneasy Victory:
Capturing tournai;
Rejection
Poisoned Peace:
Restoring rule;
Royal Intransigence
Disgrace, Torment, and Shame:
Resistance to Alva;
Futile pleas to Philip II
Madama Margarita:
Talent and energy Unbound;
Wasted time in the Netherlands;
Final years
Bibliography
Index.
Series
Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 174.
Place of creation/publication
Netherlands.
Call number
DH189 .S74 2013