War, state, and society in England and the Netherlands 1477-1559 / Steven Gunn, David Grummitt, and Hans Cools.

Comparing the effects of war on two early modern states, England and the Netherlands, this book tests the idea that war increased rulers' power over their subjects. Including detailed studies of towns and noblemen in both countries, it explores wider themes such as national identity, news cultu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gunn, S. J. (Steven J.)
Other Authors:	Grummitt, David, 1971-, Cools, Hans
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:	1066-1603 Geschichte 1477-1559. War and society > Great Britain > History. Politics and war > Great Britain > History. War and society > Netherlands > History. Politics and war > Netherlands > History. HISTORY. Politics and war War and society Politisches System Soziale Situation Krieg Staatsmacht. Oorlog. Militairen. Krijgsmacht. Oorlogen. Great Britain > History, Military > 1485-1603. Great Britain > History, Military > 1066-1485. Netherlands > History, Military > 16th century. Great Britain Netherlands England Niederlande Nederland. Engeland. Electronic books. History Military history
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Table of Contents:

War and the state
Polities at war
Military institutions and fiscal growth
Towns at war
Introduction
Urban military resources
Life during wartime
War and urban government
Towns in the polity
War, towns, and the state
Nobles at war
Introduction
The military resources of the nobility
Nobles in command
Costs and rewards
War and noble power
War and noble identity
War, nobles, and the state
Subjects at war
Introduction
Obligations
Information and response
The trials of war
War and identity
War, subjects, and the state
Conclusion
War, state, and society.

War, state, and society in England and the Netherlands 1477-1559 / Steven Gunn, David Grummitt, and Hans Cools.

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