[PDF] The Monarchy The Estates And The Aristocracy In Renaissance France eBook

Author : J. Russell Major
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 23,76 MB
Release : 2024-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1040245692

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Professor Major's aim in these articles has been to stimulate new assessments of the political, constitutional and social history of France in the 15th - 17th centuries. The first group examines the nature of the Renaissance monarchy, its strengths and its weaknesses and lack of effective controls. The next group explores the issue of why the Estates General, and some of the provincial estates, failed to develop in France, in marked contrast to the triumph of representative government in England. Finally, the author turns to the question of how the nobles succeeded in remaining the dominant social class. On the one hand, he traces the evolution of a patron-client relationship which compensated for the decay of the feudal ties of the Middle Ages; on the other, he challenges assumptions made of a decline in nobles' incomes, and contends that, so long as they held on to their lands and could escape the depredations of war, for most of the period they actually benefited from a marked increase in real income.

Author : James Russell Major
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 16,73 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9780860782278

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Articles originally published 1954-1987.

Author : J. Russell Major
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 1997-05-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780801856310

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Evans (classics, U. of British Columbia) examines the history of the great emperor, whose reign marks the transition between Late Antiquity and the Byzantine period, including what is presently known about his life, the social structure of the empire, its relations with its neighbors, and naturally, its wars. It also examines theological issues, which split the empire and left deep divisions after Justinian's death. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Jay M. Smith
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,88 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780472096381

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A study of the paradoxical position of French nobility just before the French Revolution

Author : R. J. Knecht
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 19,77 MB
Release : 2014-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1317888804

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First published in 1984, Professor Knecht's study quickly established itself as the best short account of the period. The reigns of Francis I and Henry II, spanning the first half of the sixteenth century, are one of the most colourful and formative periods of French history. In addition to examining the nature and effectiveness of their reigns, Professor Knecht also examines their foreign policies which brought them into conflict with other major powers. For this new edition the author has added a new chapter on patronage and the arts.

Author : Hillay Zmora
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1134747985

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Monarchy, Aristocracy and the State in Europe 1300 - 1800 is an important survey of the relationship between monarchy and state in early modern European history. Spanning five centuries and covering England, France, Spain, Germany and Austria, this book considers the key themes in the formation of the modern state in Europe. The relationship of the nobility with the state is the key to understanding the development of modern government in Europe. In order to understand the way modern states were formed, this book focusses on the implications of the incessant and costly wars which European governments waged against each other, which indeed propelled the modern state into being. Monarchy, Aristocracy and the State in Europe 1300-1800 takes a fascinating thematic approach, providing a useful survey of the position and role of the nobility in the government of states in early modern Europe.

Author : Rebecca Boone
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 15,11 MB
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9047431243

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Claude de Seyssel's important political treatise, The Monarchy of France (1515) illuminates the link between warfare, the state, and the social order in the Renaissance. Raised and educated in Turin, Seyssel entered the service of the French king to facilitate the French invasion of Italy. His wide experience as a jurist, royal counselor, diplomat, propagandist, translator, historian, and prelate informed his unique political perspective. As a witness to the failures of the French in the Italian Wars, he maintained that successful conquest and occupation resulted from superior discipline and order as well as from the elimination of social conflict. In his view, a state with a well-ordered system of law and a wide base of popular support was best-suited to conquer and maintain an empire. His application of Italian political language to French society and government produced a vision of war, politics, and society with radical implications for French history.