God Save the Queen! Ruling Women from Rome to the Renaissance
HIST-LIT 90AN
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Description
This seminar will explore female rulership in Europe from the late Roman empire to the age of Elizabeth I. Discussion of varied texts and images (most of them primary sources in translation) will reveal the role of queens within their societies, their relationship to broader social and cultural institutions such as the Christian Church, and the ways in which queens were celebrated, criticized, and imagined by writers and artists of their time.
Course Notes
This course can be used to fulfill the Foundational and History distribution requirements for the undergraduate secondary field in Medieval Studies.
Class Notes
Interested students should petition to enroll on my.harvard. In your petition, say a few words about your interest in the course (including concentrations you are considering if you are undeclared), any requirement the course may satisfy, and whether you have taken any other History & Literature seminars. Please contact the instructor if you have any questions.
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