Declaring War in Early Modern Europe

A noteworthy development in recent history has been the disappearance of formal declarations of war. Using primary sources, this book examines the history of declaring war in the early modern era up to the writing of the US Constitution to identify the in

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Frederic J. Baumgartner

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DECLARING WAR IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE

Copyright © Frederic J. Baumgartner, 2011. All rights reserved.

Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–0–230–11412–8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Baumgartner, Frederic J. Declaring war in early modern Europe / Frederic J. Baumgartner. p. cm. ISBN 978–0–230–11412–8 (hardback) 1. War, Declaration of—History. 2. War, Declaration of—Europe— History. I. Title. KZ6399.B38 2011 341.692—dc22

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction

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Ancient and Medieval Precedents

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The Sixteenth Century—The Practice

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The Sixteenth Century—The Theory

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The Seventeenth Century

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The E