Towards a New Political History of the Court, c. 1200-1800

Delineating Practices of Power in Gender, Culture, and Sociability International Conference, 15–16 November 2018 German Historical Institute ParisDeutsches Historisches Institut ParisInstitut historique allemand Paris Image: “Louis XIV, à cheval, devant la grotte de Thétys“, c. 1680, anonymous painter. Source : Wikimedia Commons. Dynastic centres, or courts, played a pivotal role in the state building processes out of which developed our modern political practices and institutions..