The Key to Power? The Culture of Access in Princely Courts, 1400-1750

Sebastiaan Derks; Dries Raeymaekers

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The Key to Power? The Culture of Access in Princely Courts, 1400-1750

Sebastiaan Derks (Editor), Dries Raeymaekers (Editor)

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Abstract

Proximity to the monarch was a vital asset in the struggle for power and influence in medieval and early modern courts. The concept of ‘access to the ruler’ has therefore grown into a dominant theme in scholarship on pre-modern dynasties. Still, many questions remain concerning the mechanisms of access and their impact on politics. Bringing together new research on European and Asian cases, the ten chapters in this volume focus on the ways in which ‘access’ was articulated, regulated, negotiated, and performed. By taking into account the full complexity of hierarchies, ceremonial rites, spaces and artefacts that characterized the dynastic court, The Key to Power? forces us to rethink power relations in the late medieval and early modern world.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Leiden-Boston, MA
Publisher	Brill
Number of pages	352
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004304246
ISBN (Print)	9789004274839
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004304246
Publication status	Published - 2016

Publication series

Name	Rulers & Elites. Comparative Studies in Governance
Publisher	Brill
Volume	8
ISSN (Print)	2211-4610

Keywords

European History
Kings and rulers
Power
Political culture
Courts and courtiers
Dynastic rule

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