Stories of pageantry associated with kings, queens, and the upper class have long captivated readers of all ages. The re
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One of the most lively of France's younger historians, Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret argues in this pioneering essay that
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Monarchies 1000 –2000 surveys a form of government whose legitimacy rests not on voluntary consensus but on age-old cust
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Throughout history, royal dynasties have dominated countries and empires around the world. Kings, queens, emperors, chie
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This collection of original essays explores the connections between monarchy and colonialism, from the old regime empire
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Shakespeare's Monarchies recognizes the romances as politically inflected texts and confirms Shakespeare's inv
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René Descartes is best known as the man who coined the phrase “I think, therefore I am.” But though he is remembered mos
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