| Ceremonial Entries, Municipal Liberties and the Negotiation of Power in Valois France, 1328-1589 Contributor(s): Murphy, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004313567 ISBN-13: 9789004313569 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 944.025 |
| LCCN: 2016023849 |
| Series: Rulers & Elites |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (3.70 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |