Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 276 p)
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ill
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781852855222
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9780826422224
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9781441140890
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9781474210362
Content:
Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 A new Dynasty -- 2 The Hundred Years' War -- 3 The Marmousets -- 4 Armagnacs versus Burgundians -- 5 From Bourges to Paris -- 6 The 'Universal Spider' -- 7 The End of Breton Independence -- 8 The Lure of Italy -- 9 Valois versus Habsburg -- 10 A Renaissance Court -- 11 Royal Authority -- 12 The Challenge of Heresy -- 13 Mother and Sons -- 14 The Last Valois -- 15 Assessment -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index --
Content:
The house of Valois ruled France for 250 years, playing a crucial role in its establishment as a major European power. When Philip VI came to the throne, in 1328, France was a weak country, with much of its modern area under English rule. Victory in the Hundred Years' War, and the acquisition of Brittany and much of Burgundy, combined with a large population and taxable wealth, made the France of Francis I the only power in Europe capable of rivalling the empire of Charles V. Francis displayed his power by spectacular artistic patronage and aggressive foreign wars. Following the death of Henry II in a tournament, the problems of two royal minorities and the divisive forces of the Reformation led to the temporary eclipse of royal power. When the last Valois, Henry III, was stabbed to death by a Dominican Friar in 1589, the dynasty was already discredited but the monarchy survived intact
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-255) and index
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Originally published: London: Hambledon and London, 2004
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781474210362
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