Ceremonial Entries, Municipal Liberties and the Negotiation of Power in Valois France, 1328-1589

Ceremonial Entries, Municipal Liberties and the Negotiation of Power in Valois France, 1328-1589
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9789004313712
ISBN-13 : 9004313710
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Book Synopsis Ceremonial Entries, Municipal Liberties and the Negotiation of Power in Valois France, 1328-1589 by : Neil Murphy

Download or read book Ceremonial Entries, Municipal Liberties and the Negotiation of Power in Valois France, 1328-1589 written by Neil Murphy and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a fresh examination of the French ceremonial entry, Neil Murphy considers the role these events played in the negotiation between urban elites and the Valois monarchy for rights and liberties. Moving away from the customary focus on the pageantry, this book focuses on how urban governments used these ceremonies to offer the ruler (or his representatives) petitions regarding their rights, liberties and customs. Drawing on extensive research, he shows that ceremonial entries lay at the heart of how the state functioned in later medieval and Renaissance France.


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