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Author : Robert Jean Knecht
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 29,36 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Robert Jean Knecht
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 1982
Category : France
ISBN : 9781001223919
Francis I, king of France from 1515 to 1547, has not always been treated by posterity with the seriousness he deserves. The French historian Jules Michelet (b. 1798?d. 1874), who has exerted a long-standing influence on popular notions of the past among his countrymen, dismissed him as a?fine talker? who allowed himself to be ruled by women, principally his mother and sister. As a child of the French Revolution, Michelet despised Francis for not having assumed leadership of the Protestant revolt against the Roman Catholic Church. Francis has also been largely eclipsed by the brilliance of the Sun King, Louis XIV. But all this has now changed. Since the 1950s there has been a revival of interest in the Renaissance and the Reformation. Francis was a central figure in both. As king, he laid the foundations of the?absolute? monarchy that was to flourish in the next century under Louis XIV. Though not entirely successful in his long struggle with the Holy Roman emperor Charles V, Francis successfully resisted his claim to the duchy of Burgundy, which, if conceded, would have dismantled the kingdom of France. Faced by the challenge of the Protestant Reformation that shattered the religious unity of his kingdom, Francis took the fateful decision to uphold the Catholic faith. He also supported some of the earliest French expeditions to the New World. On the cultural level, his legacy was second to none. Presiding over the most magnificent court north of the Alps, in which women assumed a more significant presence than in the past, he built numerous châteaus, patronized some of the most illustrious artists of his day, built up a superb library, and paved the way for the prestigious Collège de France in Paris?not a bad record for a ruler once dismissed as a lightweight.
Author : J. Russell Major
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 44,6 MB
Release : 1997-05-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780801856310
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 : R. J. Knecht
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 28,80 MB
Release : 1984-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521278874
R. J. Knect investigates the reign of Francis I of France.
Author : R. J. Knecht
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521578851
A paperback of Knecht's comprehensive account of one of France's most important monarchs.
Author : Cesare Cuttica
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 21,18 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 131732224X
The 14 essays in this volume look at both the theory and practice of monarchical governments from the Thirty Years War up until the time of the French Revolution. Contributors aim to unravel the constructs of ‘absolutism’ and ‘monarchism’, examining how the power and authority of monarchs was defined through contemporary politics and philosophy.
Author : Glenn Burgess
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 32,79 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300065329
The long-accepted standard view is that the gradual polarization of Court and Parliament during the reigns of James I and Charles I reflected the split between absolutists (who upheld the divine right of the monarchy to rule) and constitutionalists (who resisted tyranny by insisting the monarch was subject to law) and resulted inevitably in civil war.
Author : Nicholas Henshall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1317899547
Conventionally, ``absolutism'' in early-modern Europe has suggested unfettered autocracy and despotism -- the erosion of rights, the centralisation of decision-making, the loss of liberty. Everything, in a word, that was un-British but characteristic of ancien-regime France. Recently historians have questioned such comfortably simplistic views. This lively investigation of ``absolutism'' in action -- continent-wide but centred on a detailed comparison of France and England -- dissolves the traditional picture to reveal a much more complex reality; and in so doing illuminates the varied ways in which early-modern Europe was governed.
Author : Richard Wilkinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 26,34 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 135166347X
Louis XIV ruled France for more than half a century and is typically remembered for his absolutism, his patronage of the arts and his lavish lifestyle – culminating in the building of Versailles. This original and lively biography focuses on Louis’s personal life while keeping the needs of the history student at the forefront, featuring analysis of Louis’s wider significance in history and the surrounding historiography. This book balances the undeniable cultural achievements of the reign against the realities of Louis’s egotism and argues that, when viewed critically, Louis’s rule (1643–1715) personified the disadvantages of absolute monarchy, and inexorably led to social and political blunders, resulting in the suffering of millions. Richard Wilkinson demonstrates that while Louis excelled as a self-publicist, he fell far short of being a great monarch. This second edition includes an up-to-date and accessible biography, further sections on the women at Louis’s court, France in an international context and new material looking at Louis’s involvement in ballet. This book is essential reading for all history students and those with a general interest in one of history’s most colourful rulers.
Author : Leonie Frieda
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 39,18 MB
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1474605583
Francis I (1494-1547) was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Arguably he was also the most significant king that France ever had. A contemporary of Henry VIII of England, Francis saw himself as the first Renaissance king. A courageous and heroic warrior, he was also a keen aesthete, an accomplished diplomat and an energetic ruler who turned his country into a force to be reckoned with. Bestselling historian Leonie Frieda's comprehensive and sympathetic account explores the life of the most human of all Renaissance monarchs - and the most enigmatic.