Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England
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| Title: | Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England |
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| Description: | This wide-ranging volume goes to the heart of the revisionist debate about the crisis of government that led to the English Civil War. The author tackles questions about the patronage that structured early modern society, arguing that the increase in royal bounty in the early seventeenth century redefined the corrupt practices that characterized early modern administration. |
| Authors: | Linda Levy Peck |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Patronage, Political--History--17th century. -, Political corruption--History--17th century. - |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), HISTORY / Social History |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This wide-ranging volume goes to the heart of the revisionist debate about the crisis of government that led to the English Civil War. The author tackles questions about the patronage that structured early modern society, arguing that the increase in royal bounty in the early seventeenth century redefined the corrupt practices that characterized early modern administration. |
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| ISBN: | 9780203284087 9780415093682 9781138178311 9781134870424 9781134870417 9781134870394 9780203168240 |
