The Court of the "Winter Kingdom" – Elizabeth Stuart's Household in Prague

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://historica.upol.cz/cz/artkey/hol-202501-0001_the-court-of-the-winter-kingdom-8211-elizabeth-stuart-s-household-in-prague.php" target="_blank" >https://historica.upol.cz/cz/artkey/hol-202501-0001_the-court-of-the-winter-kingdom-8211-elizabeth-stuart-s-household-in-prague.php</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/ho.2025.015" target="_blank" >10.5507/ho.2025.015</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Court of the "Winter Kingdom" – Elizabeth Stuart's Household in Prague

Original language description

This study explores the historical significance of Elizabeth Stuart’s court in Prague, drawing on a diverse range of primary sources, varying from letters to published booklets. Despite its short duration, Elizabeth’s court served as a unique example of early modern royal households, as it consisted of three distinct language and cultural groups. This mixture led to certain surprises and conflicts either within the court itself or between the court and the outside world. Conflicting contemporary accounts further underscore the ambiguity of the court’s legacy. These reports range from celebratory depictions of festive ceremonies and promises of popularity to critical assessments of religious practices—especially in connection with the queen—effectively distracted contemporaries from pressing challenges. Moreover, the research reveals that Elizabeth did not succeed in creating a deep connection with noblewomen from her new country within the first year of her reign. This contrasts with research on latter years which suggests that quite a few members of Bohemian and Moravian nobility appeared at her (or her husband’s court).

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Historica Olomucensia, Sborník prací historických

ISSN

1803-9561

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

66

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

5-20

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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