A history of France, 1460-1560 : the emergence of a nation state

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A history of France, 1460-1560 : the emergence of a nation state

David Potter

(New studies in medieval history)

Macmillan Press, 1995

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 382-413) and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780333541234

Description

A survey of French history from the reign of Louis XI to the outbreak of the Wars of Religion that isolates some of the controversial theories of the period: state building, nobility and clientage and the Reformation and discusses them with full attention to the regional diversity of France. It also introduces the reader to recent research on the court and government set in the context of the basic social and economic movements of the period. It is argued that the basic identity of France as a nation was reinforced under the aegis of monarchical legitimacy backed by the nobility and the church, setting the pattern for the rest of the Ancien Regime.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS: Preface - List of Maps - Iintroduction:French Society and its Identity - The Monarchy:Ideology, Presentation and Ritual - The Court of France from Louis XI to Henri II - The King, his Council and the Secretariat - The Crown, Administration and the Provinces - The Taxation System and its Burdens - The French Nobility in the Renaissance - The French Church in the Age of Reform - French Foreign Policy, 1460-1560 - Conclusion - Abbreviations - Notes - Appendices - Genalogical Tables - Bibliography
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: pbk ISBN 9780333541241

Description

A survey of French history from the reign of Louis XI to the outbreak of the Wars of Religion that isolates some of the controversial theories of the period: state building, nobility and clientage and the Reformation and discusses them with full attention to the regional diversity of France. It also introduces the reader to recent research on the court and government set in the context of the basic social and economic movements of the period. It is argued that the basic identity of France as a nation was reinforced under the aegis of monarchical legitimacy backed by the nobility and the church, setting the pattern for the rest of the Ancien Regime.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS: Preface.- List of Maps.- Introduction:French Society and its Identity.- The Monarchy:Ideology, Presentation and Ritual.- The Court of France from Louis XI to Henri II.- The King, his Council and the Secretariat.- The Crown, Administration and the Provinces.- The Taxation System and its Burdens.- The French Nobility in the Renaissance.- The French Church in the Age of Reform.- French Foreign Policy, 1460-1560.- Conclusion.- Abbreviations.- Notes.- Appendices.- Genalogical Tables.- Bibliography.

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