Provincial power and absolute monarchy: the Estates General of Burgundy, 1661–1790
Swann, Julian (2003) Provincial power and absolute monarchy: the Estates General of Burgundy, 1661–1790. New Studies in European History. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521827671.
Abstract
This is the first book in English to study the history of the Estates General of Burgundy during the classic period of absolute monarchy. Although not a representative institution in any modern sense, the Estates were constantly engaged in a process of bargaining with the French crown, and this book examines that relationship under the Ancien Régime. Julian Swann analyses the organization, membership and powers of the Estates and explores their administration, their struggles for power with rival institutions and their relationship with the crown and with the Burgundian people. The Estates proved remarkably resilient when confronted by the challenges posed by the Bourbon monarchy, and by the reign of Louis XVI they were seemingly more powerful than ever. However the desire to protect their privileges and to extend their authority had not been accompanied by an attempt to forge a meaningful relationship with the people they claimed to serve. (Description taken from publisher's website: http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521827676)
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| Item Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Catherine Richardson |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2009 10:26 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 16:48 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/777 |
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