From heads of household to heads of state : the preaccession households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558 / J.L. McIntosh.

New York : Columbia University Press, 2013, ©2008.

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Introduction : the corporate household -- The material household and the politics of ostentation -- The princely household : patronage and corporate loyalties -- Property and politics : land acquisition and political status -- Accomplishing the female succession : the succession crisis of July 1553 and its aftermath -- Conclusion : the female succession, elite households, and further research.

Includes bibliographical references.

This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.