The French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356-1560

ISBN-13: 9781108473309 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Washington DC) Collins James B. (Georgetown University

Opis

Offers a new perspective on the nature of political society in the French monarchy, across more than two centuries.

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction: Political theory read in the light of politics; 1. La chose publique de nostre royaume; 2. Political vocabulary in action; 3. Murder, justice, and la chose publique in an age of madness; 4. The commonwealth under siege: Louis XI; 5. La chose publique and urban government; 6. The Orléanist offensive: 'Puissance absolue' and republicanism; Conclusion.