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Culture and Politics at the Court of Charles II, 1660-1685 (Hardcover, New)
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Culture and Politics at the Court of Charles II, 1660-1685 (Hardcover, New)
Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History
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A study of how representations and images of Charles II and his
kingship were formed and presented by those in and around the
court. The reconstitution of the royal court in 1660 brought with
it the restoration of fears that had been associated with earlier
Stuart courts: disorder, sexual liberty, popery and arbitrary
government. This book - the first full examination of its subject -
illustrates the ways in which court culture was informed by the
heady politics of Britain between 1660 and 1685. In political
theory and practice the decades that preceded and included Charles
II's reign witnessed profound interrogation of British kingship.
Individuals at the heart of royal government - court preachers,
poets, playwrights, courtesans, diplomats, and politicians - were
assertive participants in this scrutiny. This book looks beyond the
prurient interest in the sexual antics of Restoration courtiers
that has characterised previous works. It engages in a genuine and
sophisticated attempt to show how the complex dynamics of Charles
II's court culture ran beneath the surface of show and ceremony.
Ultimately it shows that the attempts to stabilise and strengthen
the Stuart monarchy after the Restoration of Charles II were
undercut by the cultural materials emanating fromthe royal court
itself. MATTHEW JENKINSON completed his PhD at Merton College,
Oxford.
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