by Paule Lejeune · Seine · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782738209238
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«Les reines de France» is the historical essay by Paule Lejeune, published by Seine in paperback (282 pages, in French).
Lejeune traces the trajectory of French sovereigns from the Middle Ages to the decline of the monarchy and examines how they exercised power from the court. The work groups them in a collective biography to restore their prominence against the figure of their husbands and show their influence on European history.
Subtitled «Des femmes au cœur du pouvoir»; published in 1996. The cover reproduces a classical painting of a French queen with a child.
Of interest to those who enjoy French history and gender studies, especially the role of women in power.
