ABSTRACT
The Routledge History of Monarchy draws together current research across the field of royal studies, providing a rich understanding of the history of monarchy from a variety of geographical, cultural and temporal contexts.
Divided into four parts, this book presents a wide range of case studies relating to different aspects of monarchy throughout a variety of times and places, and uses these case studies to highlight different perspectives of monarchy and enhance understanding of rulership and sovereignty in terms of both concept and practice. Including case studies chosen by specialists in a diverse array of subjects, such as history, art, literature, and gender studies, it offers an extensive global and interdisciplinary approach to the history of monarchy, providing a thorough insight into the workings of monarchies within Europe and beyond, and comparing different cultural concepts of monarchy within a variety of frameworks, including social and religious contexts.
Opening up the discussion of important questions surrounding fundamental issues of monarchy and rulership, The Routledge History of Monarchy is the ideal book for students and academics of royal studies, monarchy, or political history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|159 pages
Models and concepts of rulership
chapter 1|16 pages
The ‘wise king’ topos in context
chapter 5|18 pages
Dynastic succession in an elective monarchy
chapter 6|16 pages
Dei gratia and the ‘divine right of kings’
chapter 7|19 pages
A case study of pre-modern Islamic monarchy
part II|227 pages
Ritual and representation
chapter 10|16 pages
The nation as a ritual community
chapter 11|20 pages
The nationalization and mediatization of European monarchies in times of sorrow
chapter 12|16 pages
A useless ceremony of some use
chapter 19|16 pages
In pursuit of social allies
chapter 20|18 pages
Clothing royal bodies
part III|186 pages
Dynasty and succession
chapter 21|23 pages
Anticipatory association of the heir in early modern Russia
chapter 22|22 pages
From a Salic law to the Salic law
chapter 23|14 pages
A family affair
chapter 26|16 pages
Neither heir nor spare
chapter 27|17 pages
Harem politics
part IV|123 pages
Exercising authority and exerting influence