Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England
| Author | : Linda Levy Peck |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2003-08-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134870424 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134870426 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (426 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England by : Linda Levy Peck
Download or read book Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England written by Linda Levy Peck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
