Jeroen Duindam is Lecturer in History, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands.

'This is a radical interpretation of the power of the two courts, and it gives us some fascinating insights into the nature of early modern rule.' H-France

• List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I. Prelude: 1. Introduction; 2. The household on the eve of the early modern age; Part II. Contours: 3. Numbers and costs; 4. Status and income; Part III. Court Life: 5. A calendar of court life; 6. Ceremony and order at court: an unending pursuit; Part IV. Power: 7. Levels and forms of power at court; 8. The court as focus of the realm; Part V. Epilogue: 9. Conclusions and conjectures; Manuscript sources; Printed sources; Bibliography; Index.

Jeroen Duindam is Lecturer in History, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands.

'This is a radical interpretation of the power of the two courts, and it gives us some fascinating insights into the nature of early modern rule.' H-France

• List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I. Prelude: 1. Introduction; 2. The household on the eve of the early modern age; Part II. Contours: 3. Numbers and costs; 4. Status and income; Part III. Court Life: 5. A calendar of court life; 6. Ceremony and order at court: an unending pursuit; Part IV. Power: 7. Levels and forms of power at court; 8. The court as focus of the realm; Part V. Epilogue: 9. Conclusions and conjectures; Manuscript sources; Printed sources; Bibliography; Index.

Jeroen Duindam is Lecturer in History, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands.

'This is a radical interpretation of the power of the two courts, and it gives us some fascinating insights into the nature of early modern rule.' H-France

• List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I. Prelude: 1. Introduction; 2. The household on the eve of the early modern age; Part II. Contours: 3. Numbers and costs; 4. Status and income; Part III. Court Life: 5. A calendar of court life; 6. Ceremony and order at court: an unending pursuit; Part IV. Power: 7. Levels and forms of power at court; 8. The court as focus of the realm; Part V. Epilogue: 9. Conclusions and conjectures; Manuscript sources; Printed sources; Bibliography; Index.