{"product_id":"the-stuart-court-and-europe-essays-in-politics-and-political-culture-hardback-9780521554398","title":"The Stuart Court and Europe; Essays in Politics and Political Culture (Hardback) 9780521554398","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Stuart Court and Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays in Politics and Political Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1996 collection of essays discusses the European dimension of society, politics and culture at the Stuart court.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMalcolm Smuts (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521554398, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 August 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.574 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This has interdisciplinary dimensions and will be of interest to many students of the period, political as well as cultural.\"    Frank T. Melton, Canadian Journal of History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis interdisciplinary 1996 collection examines the multiple ties that connected the Stuart court to Europe, and the ways in which these shaped English politics and political culture. Together, the essays demonstrate that even the domestic history of the period can only be understood fully by taking into account the international horizons, concerns and affiliations of the British ruling elite. The opening essays by Jonathan Scott develop a provocative overview of the whole period. The remaining contributions examine topics such as the European roots of common law thought; the nature of national identity; the use of visual display in conveying the grandeur of kingship; the religion of Charles II; and the role of Charles's French mistress, the duchess of Portsmouth, in English and international politics. A concluding chapter by Geoffrey Parker suggests several new avenues for placing the British Isles within a European perspective.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction R. Malcolm Smuts\u003cbr\u003e 2. England's troubles, 1603–1702 Jonathan Scott\u003cbr\u003e 3. The ancient constitution reassessed: the common law, the court and the languages of politics in early modern England Johann Sommerville\u003cbr\u003e 4. The invention of Britain and the early Stuart masque Martin Butler\u003cbr\u003e 5. Art and the material culture of kingship in early Stuart England R. Malcolm Smuts\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Hector of Germanie, or the Palsgrave, Prime Elector and Anglo-German relations of early Stuart England: the view from the popular stage Hans Werner\u003cbr\u003e 7. Old English honour in an evil time: aristocratic privilege in the 1620s Richard C. McCoy\u003cbr\u003e 8. The theatre of dynasty Caroline Hibbard\u003cbr\u003e 9. French philosophy and English politics in interregnum poetry Charles Kay Smith\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'Crouching at home and cruel while abroad': Restoration constructions of national and international character Annabel Patterson\u003cbr\u003e 11. The religion of Charles II Ronald Hutton\u003cbr\u003e 12. The duchess of Portsmouth: English royal consort and French politician Nancy Maguire\u003cbr\u003e 13. The world beyond Whitehall Geoffrey Parker.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912989663512,"sku":"9780521554398","price":95.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521554398i_0977371a-a181-47e8-9f05-5f8f4aa2ee85.jpg?v=1691369601","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-stuart-court-and-europe-essays-in-politics-and-political-culture-hardback-9780521554398","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}