The creation of Brittany : a late medieval state / Michael Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Michael (Michael C. E.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brittany (France)--History.

Brittany (France).

France--History--Medieval period, 987-1515.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Ronceverte, WV, U.S.A. : Hambledon Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Michael Jones is recognised on both sides of the Channel as an authority on late medieval Breton history. In this book he brings together much of his work on the subject, examining not only the administration of the duchy but also more intangible questions about the identity of a late medieval state.

Contents:

Contents; List of Plates; List of Maps and Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; Additional Bibliography; I: The Duchy of Brittany in the Middle Ages; II: The Defence of Medieval Brittany: a Survey of the Establishment of Fortified Towns, Castles and Frontiers from the Gallo-Roman Period to the End of the Middle Ages; III: Notes sur quelques familles bretonnes en Angleterre après la conquête normande; IV: La vie quotidienne de trois nobles bretons au XIII[Sup(e)] siècle d'après leurs testaments; V: The Chancery of the Duchy of Brittany from Peter Mauclerc to Duchess Anne, 1213-1514

VI: The Seals of John IV, Duke of Brittany, 1364-1399VII: Le voyage de Pierre de Lesnerac en Navarre, 1386; VIII: The Breton Civil War; IX: The Breton Nobility and their Masters from the Civil War of 1341-64 to the late Fifteenth Century; X: The Finances of John IV, Duke of Brittany, 1364-1399; XI: The Ransom of Jean de Bretagne, Count of Penthièvre: an Aspect of English Foreign Policy, 1386-1388; XII: 'Mon Pais et ma Nation': Breton Identity in the Fourteenth Century; XIII: Education in Brittany in the later Middle Ages: a Survey

XIV: 'Bons Bretons et Bons Francoys': the Language and Meaning of Treason in Later Medieval FranceXV: L'armée bretonne, 1449-1491: structures et carrières; XVI: Les manuscrits d'Anne de Bretagne, reine de France, duchesse de Bretagne; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613201850

9781283201858

1283201852

9780826434500

0826434509

OCLC:

745866171