"The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly…
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This is the 2nd edition of Alan Sked's book, which examines how the Habsburg Empire survived the revolutionary turmoil of 1848. The author widens the discussion to look at the Habsburg Empire alongside the decline of the Russian and German Empires.
Introduction : a queen in training and an empress in charge -- Playing queen : in the women's court at Vienna and Wiener Neustadt, 1554-1560 -- Marriage negotiations and the tumultuous 1560's -- Empress and imperial daughter -- Wars and weddings on the horizon -- Conclusions : g…
This study seeks to examine a number of themes relating to the roles of the women's court of the central European Habsburgs. These include its role in helping consolidate their holdings in central Europe and the Holy Roman Empire and structure their relations with the rest of Eu…
