Deposing Monarchs: Domestic Conflict and State Formation, 1500-1700

ISBN-13: 9780367359805 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 230 str.

Cathleen Sarti

Opis

Deposing Monarchs analyses depositions in Northern Europe between 1500 and 1700 as a type of frequent political conflict which allows to present new ideas on early modern state formation, monarchy, and the conventions of royal rulership.

Spis treści

Part I 1. A Specific Form of Conflict: Deposing Monarchs 2. Depositions in Scandinavia 3. Depositions in the British Isles Part II 4. Kings and Queens, Rivals, and the Rest of the Kingdom 5. Motivations – Official and Unofficial 6. A How-to-Guide to Depositions 7. Dynamics and Natural Phenomena Part III 8. Consensus or God-Given Rule? 9. Re-Defining Political Conditions 10. Conflict as a Tool for Understanding Early Modern Rule, 1500-1700

O autorze

Cathleen Sarti is a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on political culture in Northern Europe, and she has published several books on monarchical studies, cultural history, and historiography.