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Lordship, Kingship, and Empire: The Idea of Monarchy, 1400-1525 (Carlyle Lectures) by J. H., (James Henderson) Burns is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Lordship, Kingship, and Empire: The Idea of Monarchy, 1400-1525 (Carlyle Lectures) about?
This Is A Study Of The Ideology Of Monarchy In Late Medieval Europe. In The Fifteenth And Early Sixteenth Centuries, European Monarchies Faced A Series Of Crises And Conflicts, Which Gave Rise To Intense Debate As To The Nature And Authority Of Monarchy In Its Various Forms. From Such Debates And Polemics Emerged Many Of The Ideas That Were To Sustain The Later Confrontation Between 'absolutism' And 'constitutionalism'. In This Book J. H. Burns Examines The Ideas Generated By Various 'crises Of Monarchy' In France, England, The Spanish Kingdoms, And What Still Claimed To Be The 'universal' Monarchies Of The Holy Roman Empire And The Papacy. This Is A Lucid And Stimulating New Exploration Of A Major Topic In The History Of Political Thought By One Of The Leading Scholars In The Field.--book Jacket. 1. A Crisis Of Monarchy? -- 2. Lordship: The Problem Of Dominium -- 3. Lordship And Kingship: France And England -- 4. The Shaping Of Absolutism: Spain -- 5. Monarchy: Papacy And Empire -- 6. The Conciliarist Tradition And Beyond -- 7. The Triumph Of Monarchy? J.h. Burns. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [163]-171) And Index.
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- Author
- J. H., (James Henderson) Burns
- Publisher
- Oxford: Clarendon Press ; New York: Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780198202066
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, History, Social_sciences