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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220028703321

Autore

Murphy Neil <1980->

Titolo

Ceremonial entries, municipal liberties and the negotiation of power in Valois France, 1328-1589 / / by Neil Murphy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2016]

ISBN

90-04-31371-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Rulers & elites : comparative studies in governance, , 2211-4610 ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

944/.025

Soggetti

Ceremonial entries - France - History - To 1500

Ceremonial entries - France - History - 16th century

Elite (Social sciences) - France - History

Power (Social sciences) - France - History

Municipal government - France - History

Civil rights - France - History

Electronic books.

France Politics and government 1328-1589

France History House of Valois, 1328-1589

France Kings and rulers History

France Social life and customs 1328-1600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Framing Royal Entries -- 1 Confirming Municipal Liberties -- 2 Petitioning the King -- 3 Accessing the King -- 4 Royal Authority in the Provinces -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.