Royal and Republican Sovereignty in Early Modern Europe
Royal and Republican Sovereignty in Early Modern Europe
G. C. Gibbs , University of London
H. M. Scott , University of St Andrews, Scotland
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GBPThis substantial collection addresses the theme of sovereignty and the sources and variety of political power in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, from Russia to Spain and from the Italian peninsula to the Dutch Republic. Moving away from clichés such as 'the rise of the modern state', the emphasis is placed upon the composite nature of early modern political structures and upon the significant number of bodies and individuals who were recognized as possessing, or who exercised, sovereignty. Many of the chapters are accompanied by striking and often little-known illustrations. Topics covered include international relations and the control of foreign policy, the cultural policies and political ambitions of representational monarchy, urban developments, and the personalities of those who exercised authority. These diverse themes were all illuminated by the writings of Professor Ragnhild Hatton (1913–1995), to whose memory this collection is dedicated.
- Highly illustrated
- Team of excellent contributors
- Covers a diverse range of subjects
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June 2006Paperback
9780521026512
696 pages
245 × 170 × 36 mm
1.077kg
96 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Editorial preface
- Introduction
- 1. Republicanism, monarchism and liberty H. G. Koenigsberger
- 2. Maps and monarchs in Europe, 1550–1800 Peter Barber
- 3. Resisting monarchy: the Netherlands as Britain's school of revolution in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Hugh Dunthorne
- 4. A prince souverain and the French crown: Charles de Nevers, 1580–1637 David Parrott
- 5. Small-power diplomacy in the age of Louis XIV: the foreign policy of the Great Elector during the 1660s and 1670s Derek McKay
- 6. The king in his council: Louis XIV and the Conseil d'en haut John C. Rule
- 7. From commune to capital: the transformation of Turin, sixteenth to seventeenth centuries Geoffrey Symcox
- 8. The House of Savoy in search for a royal crown in the seventeenth century Robert Oresko
- 9. Tsar into emperor: the title of Peter the Great Isabel De Madariaga
- 10. Monarchs without a crown Edward Gregg
- 11. The meanings of 'Austria' and 'Austrian' in the eighteenth century Grete Klingenstein
- 12. Love and the empire: Maria Theresa and her co-regents Derek Beales
- 13. Prussia's royal foreign minister: Frederick the Great and the administration of Prussian diplomacy H. M. Scott
- 14. Frederick the Great and German culture T. C. W. Blanning
- 15. The secret compact of 1753 between the kings of France and of Naples Rohan Butler
- 16. The crisis of 1758–1759 in Spain: sovereignty and power during a 'species of interregnum' Charles C. Noel
- 17. The Dutch Revolt and the American Revolution G. C. Gibbs
- Ragnhild Marie Hatton: a personal appreciation Andrew Lossky
- Ragnhild Hatton: bibliography of principal publications
- Index.
