Special Issue: Gender and Monarchy
edited by: Rosalind Dixon, Lachlan Peake, Veronica Sebesfi

ARTICLES
Rosalind Dixon, Gender and Constitutional Monarchy in Comparative Perspective, p. 1–9
Kate Gleeson, Vito Breda, The Governor General in Australia and Gender Equality, p. 10–30
Anne Twomey, The Exercise of Soft Power by Female Monarchs in the United Kingdom, p. 31–48
Helle Krunke, Monarchy and Gender in Denmark, p. 49–63
Eva Brems, Gender and the Monarchy in Belgium: Succession and the Exercise of Constitutional and Symbolic Power, p. 64–79
Ruth Rubio Marín, Engendering the Spanish Monarchy: Modernizing or Abolishing?, p. 80–93
Ann Black, Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum: Royalty, Women, and Ideology in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, p. 94–116
Masako Kamiya, Is the Japanese Monarchy in Crisis Due to Its Gender Bias?, p. 117–132
Zita Eva Rohr, The 2020 Royal Studies Journal and The University of Winchester Biennial Book Prize Report, p. 133–136

Book Reviews, p. 137-177

ARTICLES
Matthew Firth, The Character of the Treacherous Woman in the Passiones of Early Medieval English Royal Martyrs, p. 1–21
Morvern French, Christina Bruce and Her Defence of Kildrummy Castle, p. 22–38
Louise Gay, Des commandements militaires féminins en guerre sainte: Marguerite de Provence et Sagar al-Durr lors de la septième croisade, p. 39–56
Alex Mizumoto-Gitter, From Rome to Gandía: Family Networks in the Early Modern Mediterranean World, p. 57–76
Louise Tingle, Aurum Reginae: Queen’s Gold in Late Fourteenth-Century England, p. 77–90
Book Reviews, 91-136

Special Issue: Royal Sexualities
edited by: Katia Wright, Edward Legon, Matthew Storey

ARTICLES
Zita Eva Rohr, The 2019 Royal Studies Journal and The University of Winchester Early Career Researcher / Postgraduate Researcher Article Prize and Book Prize Report, p. 1–4
Michelle Beer, The RSJ Article Prize Winner 2019: A Queenly Affinity? Catherine of Aragon’s Estates and Henry VIII’s Great Matter, p. 5–25

Katia Wright, Edward Legon, Matthew Storey, Ruling Sexualities: Sexuality, Gender, and the Crown: An Introduction, p. 26–32
Matthew Storey, Transcript of A Keynote from “Kings & Queens 7” (2018): Researching and Interpreting Gender and Sexuality at Historic Royal Palaces, p. 33–47
Karl Christian Alvestad, A Kingdom for my Bed: Marriage, Sexuality, and Power in Harald Fairhair’s Conquest of Norway, p. 48–60
Gabriella Scarlatta, Marguerite de Navarre and Renée de France: Gender, Power, and Sexuality in Betussi’s and Brantôme’s Illustrious Women, p. 61–73
Charlotte Backerra, Disregarding Norms: Emperor Charles VI and His Intimate Relationships, p. 74–88
Nicola Clark, Queen Katherine Howard: Space, and Promiscuity Pre- and Post- Marriage, 1536-1541, p. 89–103
Iliana Kandzha, Virgins on the Throne: The Chaste Marriage of Emperor Henry II and Empress Cunigunde in Medieval Narrative Traditions, p. 104–126
Robert Kusek, Wojciech Szymanski, Kings as ‘Queens’—Textual and Visual Homophobic Fabrications of Two Polish Kings: The Curious Cases of Boleslaw the Generous and Henry I of Poland, p. 127–147
Sarah Betts, “Something as Passionless as Brilliant Administration”: Royal Sex and Sexuality in 1970s British Historical Television Drama, p. 148–182
Aidan Norrie, Kings’ Stomachs and Concrete Elephants: Gendering Elizabeth I through the Tilbury Speech, p. 183–203
Amy Saunders, The Afterlife of Christina of Sweden: Gender and Sexuality in Heritage and Fiction, p. 204–221

Book Reviews, p. 222-252

ARTICLES
Erin Jordan, Corporate Monarchy in the Twelfth-Century Kingdom of Jerusalem, p. 1–15
Matthew Clifton Brown, Sacral Kingship and Resistance to Authority in the Middle English Life of Edward the Confessor, p. 16–37
Edward William Cavanagh, Flowers of the Crown in English Legal Thought: Metaphorical Assessments of Royal Power in Transitional Periods of Monarchy, p. 38–54
Jennifer Mara DeSilva, Princely Patronage on Display: The Case of Cardinal Pietro Riario and Pope Sixtus IV, 1471–1474, p. 55–79
Benjamin Conrad, Alexander Bauer, Ein Narrativ für die Zeit Alexanders I. in Russland? Zur Frage der Charakterisierung einer ambivalenten Herrschaftsperiode, p. 80–99

Book Reviews, p. 100-145

ARTICLES
Zita Rohr, Lois Huneycutt, Report on 2018 Royal Studies Journal and Canterbury Christ Church University Prizes, p. 1-6
Alison Creber, 2018 RSJ/CCCU Article Prize Winner: The Princely Woman and the Emperor: Imagery of Female Rule in Benzo of Alba’s Ad Heinricum IV, p. 7-26
Kyly Walker, Westminster Abbey, King Stephen, and the Failure to Canonize King Edward in 1139, p. 27-48
Christopher Mielke, From Her Head to Her Toes: Gender-Bending Regalia in the Tomb of Constance of Aragon, Queen of Hungary and Sicily, p. 49-62
Stephen J. Lucey, The Royal Chapel at Pyrga: Art, Agency, and Appropriation in Fourteenth-Century Cyprus, p. 63-91
Brendan Cook, Jennifer Mara DeSilva, Princely Ambiguity: A Translation of Nikolaus of Modruš’ Funeral Oration for Cardinal Pietro Riario: Oratio in funere Petri Cardinalis Sancti Sixti (1474), p. 92-128
Rachael Ball, Court Cities Celebrate Prince Baltasar Carlos: Loyalty, Status, and Identity in the Early Modern Spanish World, p. 129-146

Book Reviews, p. 147-186

Special Issue: Twentieth Century British Royal Tours of the Dominions
edited by Robert Aldrich, Cindy McCreery (University of Sydney – Australia)

ARTICLES
Robert Aldrich, Visiting the Family and Introducing the Royals: British Royal Tours of the Dominions in the Twentieth Century and Beyond, p. 1-14
Carolyn Suzanne Harris, Canadian Women’s Responses to Royal Tours from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day, p. 15-33
Jock Phillips, Māori and Royal Visits, 1869-2015: From Rotorua to Waitangi, p. 34-54
Cindy McCreery, Views Across the Decks of HMS Ophir: Revisiting the 1901 Imperial Royal Tour, p. 55-81
Christopher McDonald, A Nation Wins its Spurs: Military Performances and National Identity in New Zealand’s Royal Visits, 1901-1927, p. 82-106
Hilary Sapire, The Prince and Afrikaners: The Royal Visit of 1925, p. 107-125
Barbara J. Messamore, George VI’s 1939 Royal Tour of Canada: Context and the Constitution, p. 126-146
Hugh Chilton, Religious Royals in the New Australia: The Queen, the Pope, and the 1970 Cook Bicentenary, p. 147-156
Mark McKenna, “An audience with the Queen”: Indigenous Australians and the Crown, 1954- 2017, p. 157-167
Chris Holdridge, Ceremony, Conquest, and Conciliation: An Afterword, p. 168-174

Book Reviews, p. 181-225

Special Issue: ‘Princes of the Church: Renaissance Cardinals and Kings’

ARTICLES
Glenn Richardson, Introduction: Renaissance Cardinals: Diplomats and Patrons in the Early Modern World, p. 1-10
Marta Albala Pelegrin, Humanism and Spanish Literary Patronage at the Roman Curia: The Role of the Cardinal of Santa Croce, Bernardino López de Carvajal (1456-1523), p. 11-37
Flaminia Bardati, National and Private Ambitions in the Patronage of French Cardinals at the Papal Court (Fifteenth to Sixteenth centuries), p. 38-63
Stella Fletcher, Cardinals and the War of Ferrara, p. 64-77
Jennifer Mara DeSilva, Politics and Dynasty: Underaged Cardinals in the Catholic Church, 1420-1605, p. 81-102
Susan Janet May, Establishing the Tudor Dynasty: The Role of Francesco Piccolomini in Rome as First Cardinal Protector of England, p. 103-140
Glenn Richardson, The King, the Cardinal-Legate, and the Field of Cloth of Gold, p. 141-160
Simon Edward John Lambe, “Much joy and favour to you; you are the King’s now”: Cardinal Wolsey as a Domestic Patron, p. 161-176
John Murphy, Cardinal Reginald Pole: Questions of Self-Justification and of Faith, p. 177-195
Milton Pedro Dias Pacheco, The Counter-Reformation, Diplomacy, and Art Patronage in Portugal under Cardinal-Infant D. Henrique of Portugal: A Legacy to Serve Church and Kingdom, p. 196-222
Zita Eva Rohr, Lois L Huneycutt, Report on 2017 Royal Studies Journal and Canterbury Christ Church University Book and ECR/PGR Articles Prizes, p. 223-225

Book Reviews, p. 229-274

ARTICLES
Alex Brondarbit, ‘Into our defense and saveguarde’: Eton College and the Good Lordship of Edward, Duke of York, p. 1-14
Nick K. Crown, Catholic, Anglican, and Puritan Representations of Royal Martyrs, p. 15-34

Book Reviews, p. 35-79

Special edition: ‘Taking Possession’
edited by Jennifer Mara DeSilva

ARTICLES
Jennifer Mara DeSilva, Taking Possession: Rituals, Space and Authority, p. 1-17
Ellen Wurtzel, The Joyous Entry of Albert and Isabella in Lille: History, Conquest and the Making of Belgium, p. 18-47
Cloe Cavero de Carondelet, Possessing Rome ‘in absentia’: The Titular Churches of the Spanish Monarchy in the Early Seventeenth Century, p. 48-68
John M Hunt, The Ceremonial Possession of a City: Ambassadors and their Carriages in Early Modern Rome, p. 69-89
Charles Keenan, The Limits of Diplomatic Ritual: The Polish Embassy of Giovanni Francesco Commendone (1572–1573) and Criticism of Papal Legates in Early Modern Europe, p. 90-111

Book Reviews, p. 112-154

ARTICLES
Lois L. Huneycutt, Special Feature: The Inaugural Royal Studies Journal/Canterbury Christ Church University Book Prize Winner, p. 1-2
Zita Eva Rohr, Special Feature: The Inaugural Royal Studies Journal/Canterbury Christ Church University Early Career & Postgraduate Student Article Prize Winner, p. 3-5
Rocío Martínez López, RSJ/CCCU Article Prize Winner: “The Infanta will marry the person who provides the Peace or the one who gives us the means to continue the War”. The negotiations for the marriage between Infanta María Teresa of Austria and Emperor Leopold I (1654-1657), p. 6-27
Talia Zajac, Gloriosa Regina or “Alien Queen”?: Some Reconsiderations on Anna Yaroslavna’s Queenship (r. 1050-1075), p. 28-70
Gordon McKelvie, The Bastardy of Edward V in 1484: New evidence of its reception in the inquisitions post mortem of William Lord Hastings, p. 71-79

Book Reviews, p. 80-136

ARTICLES
Philippa Woodcock, Living Like a king? The Entourage of Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, Governor of Milan, p. 1–24
Aidan Norrie, “Courageous, Zealous, Learned, Wise, and Chaste” – Queen Elizabeth I’s Biblical Analogies After Her Death, p. 25-44

Book Reviews, p. 45-83

ARTICLES
Armando Norte, Literati in the Court of King Afonso III of Portugal (1248-1279), p. 1-12
Elena Woodacre, Cathleen Sarti, Editorial: What is Royal Studies?, p. 13-20

Book Reviews, p. 21-42

ARTICLES
Carole Levin, Elizabeth’s Ghost: The Afterlife of the Queen in Stuart England, p. 1-16
Cinzia Recca, Maria Carolina and Marie Antoinette: Sisters and Queens in the mirror of Jacobin Public Opinion, p. 17-36
Nadia Therese van Pelt, Teens and Tudors: The Pedagogy of Royal Studies, p. 37-50

Book Reviews, p. 51-67