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War, state, and society in England and the Netherlands 1477-1559 / Steven Gunn, David Grummitt, and Hans Cools.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gunn, S. J. (Steven J.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War and society--Great Britain--History.
- War and society.
- Politics and war--Great Britain--History.
- Politics and war.
- War and society--Netherlands--History.
- Politics and war--Netherlands--History.
- Great Britain--History, Military--1485-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History, Military--1066-1485.
- Netherlands--History, Military--16th century.
- Netherlands.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (410 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring the effects of war on state power in early modern Europe, this book asks if military competition increased rulers' power over their subjects and forged more modern states, or if the strains of war broke down political and administrative systems. Comparing England and the Netherlands in the age of warrior princes such as Henry VIII and Charles V, it examines the development of new military and fiscal institutions, and asks how mobilization for war changed politicalrelationships throughout society. Towns in England, such as Norwich, York, Exeter, and Rye, are compared with towns in the
- Contents:
- War and the state
- Polities at war
- Military institutions and fiscal growth
- Towns at war
- Introduction
- Urban military resources
- Life during wartime
- War and urban government
- Towns in the polity
- War, towns, and the state
- Nobles at war
- The military resources of the nobility
- Nobles in command
- Costs and rewards
- War and noble power
- War and noble identity
- War, nobles, and the state
- Subjects at war
- Obligations
- Information and response
- The trials of war
- War and identity
- War, subjects, and the state
- Conclusion
- War, state, and society.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-374) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4356-3043-2
- 9786611145330
- 1-281-14533-5
- 0-19-152588-X
- OCLC:
- 746747078
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