Government and Political Life in England and France, C.1300-C.1500

ISBN-13: 9781107461758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 392 str.

Christopher Fletcher; Jean-Philippe Genet; John Watts

Opis

A detailed comparative study of how kings governed late-medieval France and England, analysing the multiple mechanisms of royal power.

Recenzje

'Bringing together the collaborative work of 20 scholars, this volume offers comparative analyses of the governing structures and political societies of France and England in the later Middle Ages … The contributors survey the field from the point of view of how the kings ruled their kingdoms and bring to bear social, cultural, and economic history to draw out the similarities and differences in the national experiences of these countries so closely linked in both peace and war … Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.' Choice

Spis treści

1. The government of later medieval France and England: a plea for comparative history Jean-Philippe Genet; 2. Courts Malcolm Vale; 3. Kings, nobles and military networks Steven Gunn and Armand Jamme; 4. Offices and officers Christine Carpenter and Olivier Mattéoni; 5. Royal public finance (c.1290–1523) David Grummitt and Jean-François Lassalmonie; 6. Justice, law and lawyers Michelle Bubenicek and Richard Partington; 7. Church and state, clerks and graduates Benjamin Thompson and Jacques Verger; 8. Political representation Christopher Fletcher; 9. Grace and favour: the petition and its mechanisms Gwilym Dodd and Sophie Petit-Renaud; 10. The masses Vincent Challet and Ian Forrest; 11. In the mirror of mutual representation: political society as seen by its members Franck Collard and Aude Mairey; 12. Conclusion John Watts.