Absolutism in Seventeenth-Century Europe
Most Seventeenth Century European Monarchs ruled territories which were culturally and institutionally diverse. Forced by the escalating scale of war to mobilise evermore men and money they tried to bring these territories under closer control, overriding
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PROBLEMS IN FOCUS SERIES TITLES IN PRINT Church and Society in England: Henry VIII to James I edited by Felicity Heal and Rosemary O'Day The Mid-Tudor Policy c.1540-1560 edited by Jennifer Loach and Robert Tittler The Reign of Elizabeth I edited by Christopher Haigh The Origins of the English Civil War edited by Conrad Russell Reactions to the English Civil War 1642-1649 edited by John Morrill The Interregnum: The Quest for Settlement 1646-1660 edited by G. E. Aylmer Britain after the Glorious Revolution 1689-1714 edited by Geoffrey Holmes Absolutism in Seventeenth-Century Europe edited by John Miller Britain in the Age of Walpole edited by Jeremy Black British Society and Politics from Walpole to Pitt 1742-1789 edited by Jeremy Black Enlightened Absolutism: Reform and Reformers in later Eighteenth-Century Europe edited by H. M. Scott Slavery and British Society 1776-1846 edited by James Walvin Popular Movements, c.1830-1850 edited by J. T. Ward Britain and the French Revolution 1789-1815 edited by H. T. Dickinson British Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century edited by C. C. Eldridge Later Victorian Britain, 1867-1900 edited by T. R. Gourvish and Alan O'Day The Revolution in Ireland, 1879-1923 edited by D. G. Boyce
Absolutism in Seventeenth-Century Europe EDITED BY
JOHN MILLER
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MACMILLAN
Introduction, Chapter 8 and editorial matter © John Miller 1990; Chapter 1 © J. H. Burns 1990; Chapter 2 © Roger Mettam 1990; Chapter 3 © I. A. A. Thompson 1990; Chapter 4 © A. F. Upton 1990; Chapter 5 © H. W. Koch 1990; Chapter 6 © Jean Berenger 1990; Chapter 7 © Philip Longworth 1990 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WIP 9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 1990 by THE MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN 978-0-333-46114-3 ISBN 978-1-349-21121-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-21121-0 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Reprinted 1992
Contents 1
Introduction JOHN MILLER
21
1 The Idea of Absolutism J. H. BURNS
43
2 France ROGER MElT AM
3 Castile
69
1. A. A. THOMPSON
4 Sweden
99
A. F. UPTON
5 Brandenburg-Prussia
123
H. W. KOCH
6 The Austrian Lands: Habsburg Absolutism under Leopold I
157
JEAN BERENGER
7 The Emergence of Absolutism in Russia
175
PHILIP LONGWORTH
195
8 Britain JOHN MILLER
225 235 261 263
Bibliography Notes and References Notes on Contributors Index
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Introduction JOHN MILLER
THE TERMS 'absolutism' and 'absolute monarchy' are all t
