Monarchy and exile : the politics of legitimacy from Marie de Médicis to Wilhelm II
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Monarchy and exile : the politics of legitimacy from Marie de Médicis to Wilhelm II
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
- : hbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Using detailed studies of fifteen exiled royal figures, the role of Exile in European Society and in the evolution of national cultures is examined. From the Jacobite court to the exiled Kings' of Hanover, the book provides an alternative history of monarchical power from the 16th to 20th century.
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction: Monarchical Exile
- P.Mansel & T.Riotte PART I: VARIETIES OF EXILE A Queen Mother in Exile
- T.Osborne Gender, Exile and The Hague Courts of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Mary, Princess of Orange
- A.Hughes A Life in Exile
- W.O'Reilly Emigrated or Exiled?
- F.Toth PART II: THE STUART CASE 'The Shadow of a King?'
- A.Keay Exile or Homecoming?
- K.Britland Monarchy and Exile
- J.Cronin The Extended Exile of James III
- E.Corp PART III: FRENCH EXILES From Exile to the Throne
- P.Mansel Napoleon on Elba
- P.Hicks The Politics of Waiting
- H.Mehrkens PART IV: NATION-BUILDING The Bourbons of Naples in Exile
- G.Stair Sainty 'To My Loyal Saxons!'
- J.Retallack Hanoverian Exile and Prussian Governance
- T.Riotte Epilogue: Kaiser Wilhelm II 'The Unicorn in winter'
- J.C.G.Roehl Index
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