A History of PrussiaIn little more than two centuries Prussia rose from medieval obscurity and the devastation of the Thirty Years War to become the dominant power of continental Europe. Her rulers rose from Electors to Kings, and from Kings to Emperors. It is a dramatic story, and H. W. Koch fills a major gap in English-language literature with this comprehensive account. It traces the origins and rise of the Prussian state from the thirteenth century to the causes and consequences of its incorporation into the German Empire. |
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A people of peasants and shepherds was forced to bear the heavy burdens placed on them by the order, build castles and carry out other services.
A people of peasants and shepherds was forced to bear the heavy burdens placed on them by the order, build castles and carry out other services.
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The peasants, moreover, were reconciled to the new situation by a considerable lightening of their feudal obligations. Thus the Teutonic Order acquired, ...
The peasants, moreover, were reconciled to the new situation by a considerable lightening of their feudal obligations. Thus the Teutonic Order acquired, ...
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... to be living under a harsh regime; peasants saw their path of economic development blocked by what were taken to be the order's restrictive policies.
... to be living under a harsh regime; peasants saw their path of economic development blocked by what were taken to be the order's restrictive policies.
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The free Prussian peasants had their privileges too, especially in the reduction of the tithe due. The heaviest burden was borne, of course, in Prussia as ...
The free Prussian peasants had their privileges too, especially in the reduction of the tithe due. The heaviest burden was borne, of course, in Prussia as ...
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Whereas many of the free peasants had at first the additional duty of providing the light cavalry in any military expedition of the order, during the course ...
Whereas many of the free peasants had at first the additional duty of providing the light cavalry in any military expedition of the order, during the course ...
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3 The Great Elector | 43 |
4 From duchy to kingdom | 65 |
5 Frederick William I | 78 |
6 Frederick the Great | 102 |
7 Prussian absolutism in crisis | 140 |
8 The Prussian Reform Movement | 163 |
11 Frederick William IV | 227 |
12 Prussia and Germany 18601871 | 248 |
13 Prussia in Germany | 272 |
14 The end of Prussia | 284 |
Bibliography | 290 |
Genealogical tables | 300 |
Maps | 304 |
Index | 312 |
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