Conventionally, "absolutism" in early-modern Europe has suggested unfettered autocracy and despotism. Recently historians have questioned such comfortably simplistic views. This lively investigation of "absolutism" in action xxx; continent-wide but centred on a detailed comparison of France and England xxx; dissolves the traditional picture to reveal a much more complex reality; and in so doing illuminates the varied ways in which early-modern Europe was governed.
Conventionally, "absolutism" in early-modern Europe has suggested unfettered autocracy and despotism. Recently historians have questioned such comfortably simplistic views. This lively investigation of "absolutism" in action xxx; continent-wide but centred on a detailed comparison of France and England xxx; dissolves the traditional picture to reveal a much more complex reality; and in so doing illuminates the varied ways in which early-modern Europe was governed.
Introduction Chapter One Valois and Early Bourbons Chapter Two Louis XIV Reassessed Chapter Three A Highroad to Revolution? Chapter Four France and England: Absolutism Versus Limited Monarchy? Chapter Five France and England: Absolutism Versus Parliamentary Liberties? Chapter Six A Theory of Absolutism? Chapter Seven Royal Prerogatives and their Context Chapter Eight Liberties and Consent Chapter Nine Life Cycle of a Myth
Introduction Chapter One Valois and Early Bourbons Chapter Two Louis XIV Reassessed Chapter Three A Highroad to Revolution? Chapter Four France and England: Absolutism Versus Limited Monarchy? Chapter Five France and England: Absolutism Versus Parliamentary Liberties? Chapter Six A Theory of Absolutism? Chapter Seven Royal Prerogatives and their Context Chapter Eight Liberties and Consent Chapter Nine Life Cycle of a Myth
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