👑Performing Power: Elizabeth of Luxembourg’s Intitulationes and Female Governance in Late Medieval Central Europe
Can royal titles tell the story of their holders? While diplomatic scholarship has traditionally viewed intitulationes as formulaic and repetitive clauses, the queenly titles of Elizabeth of Luxembourg reveal a much richer narrative. They trace the rise, ambitions,...
🔍Queenly Intercession in Bi-confessional Bohemia: The Case of Joanna of Rožmitál (1458–1475)
What might have happened in Kouřim in April 1471 if Joanna of Rožmitál and Henry of Münsterberg had not per chance passed through there? Věra Soukupová examines the political role of Joanna of Rožmitál, Queen of Bohemia from 1458 to 1475, who has traditionally been...
👀 What Happened in the Low Countries, Did NotStay in the Low Countries: The Theory of theSpread of Gossip about the Queens of the Houseof Luxembourg
How quickly did gossip spread in the Middle Ages – and how long could it survive? This is the question explored by Zuzana Bolerzká in the new special issue of The Court Historian. Her study shows that scandalous stories could cross geographical boundaries and endure...
🎉Special Issue of The Court Historian on Queenship in Central Europe Published
In July 2026, a special issue of The Court Historian (Vol. 31, No. 2, July 2026), entitled Queenship in Central Europe and Beyond: Reconsidering the Power of Title, Intercession and Rumour, was published. The thematic issue explores the power, authority, and political...