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A Bride for the Tsar

- Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia

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From 1505 to 1689, Russia's Tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides and the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, this book offers an analysis of the show's role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780875804484
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 394
  • Udgivet:
  • 15. juni 2012
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x32 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 907 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 27. november 2024

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From 1505 to 1689, Russia's Tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides and the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, this book offers an analysis of the show's role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia.

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