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The Power of Kings: Monarchy and Religion in Europe, 1589 -1715
The Power of Kings Monarchy and Religion in Europe 1589 1715
Author: Paul Monod
This sweeping book explores the profound shift in the way European kings and queens were regarded by their subjects between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. Once viewed as godlike beings, by 1715 monarchs had come to represent the human, visible side of the rational state. The author offers new insights into the relations between kings...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300090666
ISBN-10: 0300090668
Publication Date: 10/1/2001
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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