Royal Mothers and their Ruling Children: Wielding Political Authority from Antiquity to the Early Mo

"Royal mothers and their Ruling Children is an important starting point for addressing this gap, focusing on an aspect that has surprisingly been neglected in most studies on motherhood and mothering ... . opens up a new field of research with rich potential for queenship specialists, since motherhood can be identified as a major power resource for royal women in premodern times." (Julia Heinemann, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 3 (2), 2016)

"Elena Woodacre and Carey Fleiner have, with this collection, selected chapters that not only make significant individual contributions, but also fit well together. Separately and collectively, the chapters provide a clear sense of the similarities and differences that existed in the ways that royal women exercised power and authority across different monarchies throughout history." (Aidan Norrie, Parergon, Vol. 33 (2), 2016)