The Birth of a Queen [electronic resource] : Essays on the Quincentenary of Mary I / edited by Sarah Duncan, Valerie Schutte.

Introduction: Princess, Bastard, Queen, Villain Sarah Duncan and Valerie Schutte -- Part I From Princess to Queen -- 1. Princess of Wales? Mary Tudor and the History of English Heirs to the Throne Charles Beem -- 2. Under the Influence: The Impact of Queenly Book Dedications on Princess Mary Valerie Schutte -- 3. Lady Mary to Queen of England: Transformation, Ritual, and the Wardrobe of the Robes Hilary Doda -- .Part II Mary as Sole Queen -- 4. The Half-Blood Princes: Mary I, Elizabeth I, and their Strategies of Legitimation Mary Hill Cole -- 5.'A queen, and by the same title, a king also': Mary I: Queen-in-Parliament Anna Whitelock -- 6. The Queen's Easter Pardons, 1554: Ancient customs and the gift of Thucydides Gary G. Gibbs -- 7. Sovereign Council or Counselled Sovereign: The Marian Conciliar Compromise Joanne Paul -- 8. Culture Under Mary I and Philip Alexander Samson -- 9. Pregnancy, False Pregnancy, and Questionable Heirs: Mary I and her Echoes Carole Levin -- .Part III Mary's Image, Past and Present -- 10. Unnatural, Unlawful, Ungodly, and Monstrous: Manipulating the Queenly Identities of Mary I and Mary II Anne Mearns -- 11. "Well, then...Hail Mary": Mary I in The Famous History of Sir Thomas Wyatt (1607) and Lady Jane (1986) Carolyn Colbert -- 12. Marrying Mary to the Black Legend: Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Marian Messages in Anglo-American Films About Philip II of Spain William B. Robison -- 13. Mary I, Queen of England: Historiographical Essay, 2006 to Present Retha Warnicke.

Marking the 500th year anniversary of the birth of Queen Mary I in 1516, this book both commemorates her rule and rehabilitates and redefines her image and reign as England's first queen regnant. In this broad collection of essays, leading historians of queenship (or monarchy) explore aspects of Mary's life from birth to reign to death and cultural afterlife, giving consideration to the struggles she faced both before and after her accession, and celebrating Mary as a queen in her own right.