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Meat Matters
In eighteenth century Paris, municipal authorities, guild officers, merchant butchers, stall workers, and tripe dealers pledged to provide a steady supply of healthful meat to …
The King's Bench
An examination of kings' courts and lords' courts in Normandy that opens a new chapter in the debate over absolutism, sovereignty, and the nature of the state in early modern …
Louis XIV's Assault on Privilege
The government of Louis XIV developed two taxes during the last thirty years of the king's reign that forced the privileged to pay. This book is a study of how those taxes …
Jenatsch's Axe
A richly documented investigation of a well-known figure in Swiss history who crossed diverse social and cultural boundaries in pre-modern Europe. During the turbulent events of …
Gunpowder, Masculinity, and Warfare in German Texts, 1400-1700
How gunpowder technology exploded heroes, heroics, and war stories from 1400 to 1700, and how German writers tried to glue them back together Guns have been linked with masculinity …
By My Absolute Royal Authority
A study of the kingdom of Castile's judicial administration that brings together political ideas and political action by giving serious attention to how well royal justices were …