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A biography of the Japanese emperor reveals a powerful man who successfully cultivated an image of a reluctant king while manipulating important events behind the scenes for five decades.
Reinterpreting the first century of American history, Brendan McConville argues that colonial society developed a political culture marked by strong attachment to Great Britain's monarchs. This intense allegiance continued almost until the moment of independence, an event define…
Reinterpreting the first century of American history, Brendan McConville argues that colonial society developed a political culture marked by strong attachment to Great Britain's monarchs. This intense allegiance continued almost until the moment of independence, an event define…
This volume offers the first comprehensive look at the role of women in the monarchies of the ancient Mediterranean. It consistently addresses certain issues across all dynasties: title, role in succession, the situation of mothers, wives and daughters of kings, regnant and co-r…
C. Brice pose la question du lien entre politisation et intégration nationale autour de la monarchie, et se demande si celle-ci fait bien partie, en Italie, de l'imaginaire politique. Loin d'incarner une représentation archaïque du pouvoir, les souverains forgent un lien symboli…
"Reading Authority and Representing Rule in Early Modern England" explores the publication and reception of authority in early modern England. The chapters in this volume look at a broad range of historical materials, enabling a rich historicization of a variety of texts and pre…
The widespread notion that Romans hated monarchy (odium regni) ever since the beginning of the Republic runs counter to the many positive connotations they attributed to reges and regnum. This study takes this contradiction as its point of departure and shows how Romans could co…
