Cultural history has gained momentum during the last few years in the comprehension of early modern polities. Rituals, discourses and ceremonies have been conceived as ideological mechanisms of legitimation and reproduction of political orders. The narrative by Francisco Cascales of the welcoming ceremony celebrated by the city of Murcia (Spain) for Charles V in 1541 […]

Welcome to the Official EUI blog of the workshop Is There Space in Cities for State Building? This EUI workshop is aimed at rethinking on how early modern polities were defined in urban contexts under global and comparative perspectives. The focus will be on the role that agents, practices and discourses played in the larger […]