CHARLES BEEM

This series focuses on works specializing in gender analysis, women's studies, literary interpretation, and cultural, political, constitutional, and diplomatic history. It aims to broaden our understanding of the strategies that queens—both consorts and regnants, as well as female regents—pursued in order to wield political power within the structures of male-dominant societies. The works describe queenship in Europe as well as many other parts of the world, including East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Islamic civilization.

In 2020 I finished writing my first novel, Livia and Tilda, a reimagining of the rivalry between two women, both named Matilda, who vied for the English Crown in the twelfth century. I am posting chapters to YouTube, check them out! I am currently writing my next novel, entitled The Bedchamber, a humorous retelling of the story of James I of England and his male favorites. I am posting chapters on You Tube as I write them!