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

"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, Neil, 1980- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
Series:Rulers & elites ; 7.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Framing royal entries
  • Confirming municipal liberties
  • Petitioning the king
  • Accessing the king
  • Royal authority in the provinces.