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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asch, Ronald G., author.

Series:

Studies in British and Imperial History

Studies in British and Imperial History ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kings and rulers--Religious aspects.

Kings and rulers.

Divine right of kings.

Monarchy--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Monarchy.

Monarchy--France--History--17th century.

Monarchy--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80758-315-5

1-78238-357-3

OCLC:

881567476