Agnès Sorel and the French Monarchy : : History, Gallantry, and National Identity / / Tracy Adams.
Agnès Sorel (1428–1450), beautiful favourite of Charles VII of France and first in the long genealogy of French royal mistresses, was mysteriously poisoned in the prime of life. Agnès, part of a network of royal “favourites,” is equally interesting for her political activity. And yet, no scholarly s...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leeds : : ARC Humanities Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Gender and Power in the Premodern World
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction. Why a New Study of Agnès Sorel?
- Part One. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT AGNÈS SOREL AND HOW WE KNOW IT
- Chapter One. Who Was Agnès Sorel?
- Chapter Two. The Primary Sources
- Chapter Three. The First Royal Mistress in Historical Context
- Part Two THE SPECTACULAR AFTERLIFE OF AGNÈS SOREL
- Figure 1: Jean Fouquet, “Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim.”
- Chapter Four. Communicative Memory
- Chapter Five. Cultural Memory: Agnès as Celebrity
- Chapter Six. Agnès la Gallante
- Chapter Seven. History, Gallantry, and National Identity
- Conclusion. Agnès Sorel, Modern Celebrity
- Bibliography
- Index