Don't hope to get rid of books (Umberto Eco)
+371 27000041, +371 27000045
(on working days 9:00-17:00 latvian)
+371 27000041
+371 27000045

(on working days 10:00-17:00)
Discount!

A Bride for the Tsar. Bride Shows in the Context of the Political Culture of Muscovy in the 16th–17th Centuries

19.99 €
15.99 €
The only thing available 1
A Bride for the Tsar. Bride Shows in the Context of the Political Culture of Muscovy in the 16th–17th Centuries
19.99 €
15.99 €
In basket
Russian rulers throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries chose their wives through an elaborate ritual known as the bride show. The most beautiful maidens of Muscovy, who belonged to the provincial nobility, were brought to Moscow, where the tsar's confidants - courtiers and boyars - evaluated their physical health, spiritual qualities, appearance and virtues. The pre-selected applicants were then presented before the tsar, who made the final choice. How did the boyars select the "right" candidates for brides and eliminate the undesirable ones? How many wives did Ivan the Terrible really have? How did the bride show construct the image of autocracy and at the same time serve as a mechanism to limit it? In answering these questions, American historian Russell Martin's book tells us not only about boyar conspiracies, but also about the complex collective nature of monarchical power. Russell Martin is Professor and Dean of the Department of History at Westminster College (USA).
  • Article no.: 70163777
  • Category:
See also:

You might be interested:

Discount!
История в девяти книгах
History
History in Nine Books
Herodotus
14.99 €
11.99 €
In basket
Discount!
Закат и падение Римской империи
History
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Gibbon Edward
29.99 €
23.99 €
In basket
Discount!
Древняя Русь. Сказания. Былины. Летописи 
History
Ancient Rus'. Tales. Epics. Chronicles
Boris Rybakov
29.99 €
23.99 €
In basket