The Politics of Succession: Forging Stable Monarchies in Europe, AD 1000-1800

by Jørgen Møller, Anders Sundell, Andrej Kokkonen

The death of the ruler poses a significant threat to the stability of any polity. Arranging for a peaceful and orderly succession has been a formidable challenge in most historical societies, and it continues to be a test that modern authoritarian regimes regularly face and often fail.

Drawing on a unique dataset of the life and fates of monarchs in all major monarchies in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, The Politics of Succession documents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192897519
• ISBN13: 9780192897510
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"