LEADER 03883oam 22006253 450 001 9910785490903321 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a1-4725-9952-7 010 $a1-282-87055-6 010 $a9786612870552 010 $a0-8264-2260-8 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472599520 035 $a(CKB)2670000000058138 035 $a(EBL)601804 035 $a(OCoLC)676697153 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422439 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11277507 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422439 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10417921 035 $a(PQKB)10577576 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601804 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309783 035 $a(OCoLC)1154850663 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09257628 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3003007 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3003007 035 $a(OCoLC)928191549 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000058138 100 $a20081022d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe magnificent monarch $eCharles II and the ceremonies of power /$fAnna Keay 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84725-225-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [233]-308) and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Childhood -- 3. War -- 4. The Shadow of a King -- 5. A Kingdom Reclaimed -- 6. The Clamour of Kingship -- 7. Reform and Retrenchment -- 8. A Catholic Heir -- 9. Crisis -- 10. The Apotheosis of Charles II -- 11. The Mist Which Is Cast Before Us -- 330 8 $aIn the year that the English monarchy was abolished, the Prince of Wales's governor posed the poignant question: what was it that made kings different from their subjects? The answer to him was obvious, and the word that described it was 'ceremony'. From crown wearing in the Middle Ages to the jubilees of modern times the English Monarchy has always used the rituals of majesty to command the affection and loyalty of its subjects. This important and original book is the first to examine properly the ceremonial world of an English sovereign. In an age when the king still healed the sick and took his meals in front of a crowd of spectators, a sovereign's ability to carry off this public role could be as important to his success as his command of the army or management of parliament.  Charles II lived through the period of the greatest political change England has ever known, witnessing revolution, regicide and restoration. At just 16 he was cast into exile. A poor relation at the court of the young Louis XIV and then the creature of Philip IV of Spain, he knew what it was to wrestle for recognition. This was his apprenticeship. With The Restoration Charles brought the lessons of exile home. The country was soon rocked by plague and fire, and his brother's conversion to Catholicism would bring it once again to the brink of civil war. In the crisis that developed Charles used the rituals of royalty to help save the very institution of hereditary monarchy. Using a huge range of unpublished primary material, and painting a vivid and detailed picture of the daily life of one of England's most charismatic monarchs, Anna Keay's brilliant 'ritual biography' radically reappraises Charles II as The Magnificent Monarch. 606 $aRites and ceremonies$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y17th century 606 $2British & Irish history 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yCharles II, 1660-1685$vBiography 615 0$aRites and ceremonies$xHistory 676 $a941.066092 700 $aKeay$b Anna$01562012 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785490903321 996 $aThe magnificent monarch$93829251 997 $aUNINA