The Muscovite ruling oligarchy of 1547-1564 : its composition, political behaviour and attitudes towards reform

In recent decades considerable progress has been made in elucidating the assumptions and the dynamics of Muscovite court politics, and further scrutiny is attempted in this enquiry into the ruling oligarchy of 1547-1564. Chapters 1 to 3 are devoted to groundwork. In Chapter 1 an introduction to the...

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Main Author: Myles, John Eric
Published: University of Oxford 1988
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.253781