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The magnificent monarch : Charles II and the ceremonies of power
- Title
- The magnificent monarch : Charles II and the ceremonies of power / Anna Keay.
- Author
- Keay, Anna.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Description
- xii, 319 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans; 25 cm
- Summary
- "From crown wearing in the Middle Ages to the jubilees of modern times the English Monarchy has always used the rituals of majesty to command the affection and loyalty of its subjects. This book is the first to examine properly the ceremonial world of an English sovereign. In an age when the king still healed the sick and took his meals in front of a crowd of spectators, a sovereign's ability to carry off this public role could be as important to his success as his command of the army or management of parliament." "Using a huge range of unpublished primary material, and painting a detailed picture of the daily life of one of England's most charismatic monarchs, Anna Keay's brilliant 'ritual biography' radically reappraises Charles II as the Magnificent Monarch."--Jacket.
- Subjects
- Great Britain
- Rites and ceremonies
- 1600-1699
- Karl England, König, II
- Karl > II > England, König > 1630-1685
- Charles > II, > King of England, > 1630-1685
- History
- Biographies
- Great Britain > History > Charles II, 1660-1685 > Biography
- Repräsentation > Politik
- Hofzeremoniell
- Rites and ceremonies > Great Britain > History > 17th century
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-308) and index.
- Contents
- 2 Son and heir 9 -- 3 War 35 -- 4 The shadow of a king 45 -- 5 England reclaimed 81 -- 6 The clamour of kingship 93 -- 7 Reform and retrenchment 121 -- 8 Protestant king, Catholic heir 145 -- 9 A court comes of age 171 -- 10 The apotheosis of Charles II 183 -- 11 Epilogue: the mist that is cast before us 207 -- Appendix 1 Numbers touched for the king's evil, 1660-82 211 -- Appendix 2 Numbers healed on recorded occasions in 1668, 1671, 1672, 1679 212 -- Appendix 3 The principal feast days of the Restoration Chapel Royal 214 -- Appendix 4 Primary records of Charles II attending the chapel royal, 1660-85 216 -- Appendix 5 Officers of Charles II's court in exile 220.
- ISBN
- 9781847252258
- 1847252257
- LCCN
- 2008277909
- 99821910558
- OCLC
- ocn191891198
- 191891198
- SCSB-14057859
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library