The French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356–1560

James B. Collins

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James B. Collins, Georgetown University, Washington DC

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: May 2022
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9781108593045
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108593045

Subjects:: Area Studies, European History 1000-1450, European History after 1450, History, European Studies

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How does authority become power? How does power justify itself to achieve its ends? For over two hundred years, the Valois kings relied on a complex mixture of ideologies, ruling a monarchical commonwealth with a coherent theory of shared governance. Forged in the Hundred Years War, this commonwealth built on the defense of the public good (bien public) came undone both practically and theoretically during the Wars of Religion. Just as certain kings sought to expand the royal prerogative, so, too, elites fought to preserve their control over local government. Using town archives from more than twenty cities to complement traditional sources of political theory, The French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356–1560 establishes the relationship between seemingly theoretical constructs, like the Salic Law, and the reality of everyday politics.

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The French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356–1560
pp i-ii

The French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356–1560 - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Illustrations
pp vi-vi

Preface
pp vii-x

Introduction
pp 1-28

1 - La chose publique de nostre royaume
pp 29-72

2 - Political Vocabulary in Action
pp 73-109

3 - Murder, Justice, and la chose publique in an Age of Madness
pp 110-146

4 - The Commonwealth under Siege
pp 147-188

5 - The chose publique and Urban Government
pp 189-227

6 - The Orléanist Offensive
pp 228-264

Conclusion
pp 265-276

Bibliography
pp 277-298

Index
pp 299-310

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