The study aims at presenting the development of research on the upper level of bourgeois society in Czech historiography. It focuses on the comparison of crucial terms used in these discussions, such as patriciate, notables and elites., Josef Kadeřábek., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
The present study focuses on the vertical social mobility in the cities of the Early Modern Era. On the example of the city Slaný it demonstrates the mechanism through which the burghers tried to gain entrance to the elite stratum. On chosen individuals also tries to capture their personal motivations. It also outlines the changes brought by the development after the battle on the White Mountain. and Josef Kadeřábek.