Early Modern Diplomacy and French Festival Culture in a European Context, 1572-1615.
"This book is the first to explore the rich festival culture of late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century France as a tool for diplomacy. Bram van Leuveren examines how the late Valois and early Bourbon rulers of the kingdom made conscious use of festivals to advance their diplomatic intere...
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| Superior document: | Rulers and Elites Series ; v.20 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : BRILL,, 2023. ©2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rulers and Elites Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (345 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Unhappy products of unhappy times : European thought on diplomacy and festival culture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Cross-confessional diplomacy : the Parisian court festivals of summer 1572
- Diplomatic (in)hospitality : Henri III's controversial reception of Dutch rebels, winter 1585
- Public and back-channel diplomacy : broadcasting reconciliation at the time of the Edict of Nantes and the Peace of Vervins, 1598-1600
- Contesting diplomacies : continuity and audience control at two royal marriages, 1612-1615.