Sacral kingship between disenchantment and re-enchantment : the French and English monarchies 1587-1688 / / Ronald G. Asch

• Autore: Asch Ronald G.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Berghahn, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.94109/032
• Soggetto topico: Kings and rulers - Religious aspects; Divine right of kings; Monarchy - Great Britain - History - 17th century; Monarchy - France - History - 17th century; Monarchy - Religious aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I The Anglo-Gallican Moment; II Kingship Transformed - Kingship Destroyed?; III In the Shadow of Versailles; Outlook and Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: France and England are often seen as monarchies standing at opposite ends of the spectrum of seventeenth-century European political culture. On the one hand the Bourbon monarchy took the high road to absolutism, while on the other the Stuarts never quite recovered from the diminution of their royal authority following the regicide of Charles I in 1649. However, both monarchies shared a common medieval heritage of sacral kingship, and their histories remained deeply entangled throughout the century. This study focuses on the interaction between ideas of monarchy and images of power in the t
• Titolo autorizzato: Sacral kingship between disenchantment and re-enchantment
• ISBN: 1-78238-357-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812850203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in British and Imperial History