Ceremonial Entries, Municipal Liberties and the Negotiation of Power in Valois France, 1328-1589 / / Neil Murphy.
"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...
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| Superior document: | Rulers and Elites Series ; Volume 7 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rulers & elites ;
Volume 7. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004313710 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Neil Murphy. |