The World of the favourite
By: edited by J.H. Elliott and L.W.B. Brockliss.
Contributors: Elliott, John Huxtable.; Brockliss, L. W. B.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Favorites, Royal -- Europe -- Biography.; Statesmen -- Europe -- Biography.
Description: "Observers in England, Spain, France and many other European states in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries grew increasingly alarmed by the growing influence of favourites, or minister-favourites. These individuals appeared to be usurping powers and duties normally exercised by monarchs. In this pioneering book, a team of international scholars considers the emergence of favourites in Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.