The World of the Favourite by Elliott, J. H. & L. W. B. Brockliss - 1999

Yale University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0300076444 . This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with little wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers. This is a First Edition, First Printing of this book.; "Observers throughout Europe were alternately alarmed and fascinated in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as favourites, or minister-favourites, gained influence in the royal courts. This enlightening book provides many new insights into the role of these powerful individuals, how they came to usurp powers and duties normally exercised by monarchs, and why their royal masters ultimately chose to rule without them."; 9.4 X 6.4 X 1.3 inches; 336 pages .