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A bride for the Tsar : bride-shows and marriage politics in early modern Russia
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A bride for the Tsar : bride-shows and marriage politics in early modern Russia / Russell E. Martin.
ISBN
9780875804484 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
0875804489 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
Publication
DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, [2012]
Physical Description
xi, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 10, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-365) and index.
Contents
"It would be best to marry the daughter of one of his subjects": the origins of the bride-show in Muscovy
"Without any regard for noble ancestry": picking a bride for the Tsar
"If you marry a second time, you will have an evil child born to you": bride-shows and Muscovite political culture
"To assuage the melancholy": the many wives of Ivan IV
"Scheming to be rid of the chosen tsarevna": conflict and conspiracy in the Romanov bride-shows
"Worthy because the tsar adores you": the last bride-shows and the return of the foreign-born brides.
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