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The Polish-Lithuanian Monarchy in European Context, C.1500-1795
Richard Butterwick
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Hardback. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is often considered an "aberration" where monarchy was reduced by the nobility to impotence, and which was consequently partitioned. This text assesses the institution and idea of monarchy in one of Europe's largest and most neglected states. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; HBJD; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 531.
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is often considered an 'aberration' where monarchy was reduced by the nobility to impotence, and which was consequently partitioned. However, historians' reappraisal of monarchy in early modern Europe calls for a reconsideration of the extent of Polish-Lithuanian 'divergence'. The essays of this collection assess the institution and idea of monarchy in one of Europe's largest and most neglected states. It will appeal to all those interested in early modern history.
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is often considered an 'aberration' where monarchy was reduced by the nobility to impotence, and which was consequently partitioned. However, historians' reappraisal of monarchy in early modern Europe calls for a reconsideration of the extent of Polish-Lithuanian 'divergence'. The essays of this collection assess the institution and idea of monarchy in one of Europe's largest and most neglected states. It will appeal to all those interested in early modern history.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333773826
SKU
V9780333773826
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99-15
About Richard Butterwick
ALMUT BUES Deputy Director, German Historical Institute, Warsaw, ROBERT J.W. EVANS Regius Professor, Modern History, University of Oxford and Fellow of Oriel College, JURATÉ KIAUPIENÉ Senior Research Officer, Institute of Lithuanian History in Vilnius and Senior Lecturer (Dozent), Lithuanian and European History, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, JERZY LUKOWSKI Senior Lecturer, Modern History, University of Birmingham, MARIUSZ MARKIEWICZ Associate Professor, Modern ... Read more
Reviews for The Polish-Lithuanian Monarchy in European Context, C.1500-1795
'...accessible to the general reader...a rich and readable volume of scholarship...' - Robert E. Jones, International History Review