Arthur Geoffrey Dickens Libri

Reproductions of paintings and photographs of elaborate furnishings, tapestries, and royal seals lavishly illustrate essays on kings, courtiers, mistresses, churchmen, and artists connected with twelve European courts

Democracy and Empire adopts a balanced view of the deep ideological conflicts of the period and also blends solidly founded information with an interpretative approach. It presents a coherent view of the half century, illuminating themes that still form the substance of much current political and academic debate.