Window of Opportunity: War and the Origins of Parliament
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123423000212
Abstract: Two important puzzles characterize the development of pre-modern Eurasian polities. First, most rulers convened councils of nobles, but only European monarchs expanded them to create parliaments. Second, war was common throughout Eurasia, but only in… read more here.
Keywords: origins parliament; war; window opportunity; war origins ... See more keywords