Subsidies, diplomacy, and state formation in Europe, 1494–1789 Roman Catholic Church

Subsidies, diplomacy, and state formation in Europe, 1494–1789 Roman Catholic ChurchThis book examines subsidies payments made between sovereigns in return for political and military service in the early modern period. It explores how such payments shaped diplomacy, princes honour, the construction of states and early modern society.

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