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Anne of Bohemia

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Anne of Bohemia
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(Biographies / Anne of Bohemia (1366-1394) F, Bohemian, POLITICS: queen consort) 1366-94, queen consort of Richard II of England


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Wallace argues that for Chaucer and for England, Anne of Bohemia, wife of Richard II, "symbolized a historical alternative to the polity pursued by 'tyraunts of Lumbardye,' a form of rule where masculine 'wilfulhede' and self-aggrandizement turn a deaf ear to the moderating persuasions embodied in the person of an eloquent wife" (377).
Chaucerian Polity: Absolutist Lineages and Associational Forms in ... by Benson, Pamela J. / Renaissance Quarterly
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