It will explore how chivalric and courtly love ideals created a framework for conversation and behaviour, gauging how gender roles were perceived and performed by courtiers during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. The thesis will argue that the early Tudor kings sought to drive cultural chivalric elements into the political, and dynastic foundations of the early Tudor public sphere. In establishing his dynasty, Henry attempted to create a legacy that emphasised the conceptual ideals of chivalry, and courtly love, as critical for strength, courtly performance and politics. In the foundations of his reign, Henry VII craved dynastic stability, legitimacy, and monarchical power. Further, the work aims to examine what chivalry and courtly love reveals about gender, politics, and social dynamics during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. It seeks to answer the questions of how prevalent the phenomena of chivalry and courtly love were during the transition from the medieval to the early modern period, as well as their importance in the political and dynastic foundations of the Tudor dynasty. He makes me the queen of his world, makes me fall in love, then reveals the biggest secret of all.The aim of this thesis is to explore and uncover the strong presence chivalry had during the development of the early Tudor dynasty, particularly following the end of the Wars of the Roses and into the early modern era.
I should be terrified, but the man of secrets makes me feel funny things. I've made a deal with the devil and leapt from the frying pan into the fire. I have nothing to offer but myself, but something about the look in his eyes and the tight clench of his chiseled jaw tells me he won't say no. Moments before my dreams die, I rush to his aid. Behind the mask, he's the most dangerous man in New York. On the surface, he's a wealthy real estate tycoon, respected by politicians and the city's elite. They say a wolf will chew off its foot to escape a trap, and that's precisely what I do when I flee into the arms of my father's greatest enemy. With a handshake and a signature, my dreams will die, and a new nightmare will begin. Like any mafia princess, I'm expected to stay silent, submit, and make my family proud.
It's the day he's waited for-the day he sells my hand to the highest bidder. Until the eve of my twentieth birthday, when I learn my future holds more misery than my past. While he schemes, he keeps me locked away, protected, isolated, and hidden from his violent world. I'm penniless, powerless, and frequently reminded that I'm nothing more than property to barter amongst his powerful friends.
I've spent my life in a cage designed by my father- at his mercy and whim. Duplicity by Matilda Martel Serpico Family Book 1)
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