'Womanhood and weakness': Elizabeth I, James I and propaganda strategy.

Exploring popular early modern associations between 'womanhood and weakness', this article explores Elizabeth's engagement with gender as a propaganda strategy, using her speeches as examples of public engagement that stretch well beyond their original audience. Rather than framing womanhood and wea...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Renaissance Studies Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 260 - 278
Main Author:	Shorland, Sophie
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Apr2020
Subjects:	Weakness in literature Political participation Humility James I, King of England, 1566-1625 Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost