The French monarchical commonwealth, 1356-1560 / James B Collins, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, James B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monarchy--France--History.

Monarchy.

Political science--France--History.

Political science.

France--History--House of Valois, 1328-1589.

France.

France--Politics and government--History.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

x, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"The centralizing monarchical discourse has long dominated our perception of the kingdom of France. Jacques Krynen, Jean Barbey, Arlette Jouanna, and many others have traced the evolution of this discourse between the 14th and 17th centuries, when, in their view, it led to a Bourbon monarchy whose relationship to the concept "absolute" differed substantially in their presentations.1 Jouanna has added important correctives to this narrative, both in her insistence on the importance of a noble ideology of resistance and in her careful presentation of "puissance absolue" as an "extraordinary weapon" [arme extraordinaire] in the sixteenth century.2 As she rightly emphasizes, "absolu(e)" took on a new meaning in the seventeenth century, and we must avoid the temptation to view early sixteenth-century developments as the germ of what happened in the middle of the seventeenth century.3"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Collins, James B. French monarchical commonwealth, 1356-1560

ISBN:

9781108473309

110847330X

9781108461283

110846128X

OCLC:

1267753067