A new and revisionary account of how the nobility grew and developed in late medieval and early modern Germany.

This groundbreaking book explains the widely accepted practice of feuding amongst noblemen and princes in its social context.

Monarchy, Aristocracy and the State in Europe 1300 - 1800 is an important survey of the relationship between monarchy and state in early modern European history

H.C. Erik Midelfort has carved out a reputation for innovative work on early modern German history, with a particular focus on the social history of ideas and r

For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed pow