The watershed of modern politics : law, virtue, kingship, and consent (1300-1650)

• Tác giả: Francis Oakley
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 0300194439
• ISBN-13: 978-0300194432
• Mô tả vật lý: xvii, 415 pages ; , 25 cm
• Bộ sưu tập: Tham khảo
• ID: 348815
• Chủ đề: 1. Political science--History--16th century; 2. Political science--History--17th century; 3. Political science--History--To 1500; 4. Political science

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-389) and index

Tóm tắt

Focuses on the era of the divine right of kings, the last period when kingship was a vital political institution. Identifies the assassinations of Henry III and Henry IV of France as the start of serious challenges to royal sovereignty, with the execution of Charles I of England representing the decisiive repudiation of sacral kingship