Aristocratic dynasties have long been regarded as fundamental to the development of early modern society and government. Yet recent work by political historians

Aristocratic dynasties have long been regarded as fundamental to the development of early modern society and government. Yet recent work by political historians

Scholars have long argued over whether the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, which ended more than a century of religious conflict arising from the Protestant Reformati

Aristocratic dynasties have long been regarded as fundamental to the development of early modern society and government. Yet recent work by political historians

In Status, Power, and Identity in Early Modern France, Jonathan Dewald explores European aristocratic society by looking closely at one of its most prominent fa