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War and Government in the French Provinces

By David Potter

Book information

Year
1993
ISBN
0521431891, 9780521431897, 0521893003, 9780521893008, 9780511562495
LCC
DC611.P588 P68 1993
Open Library ID
OL1710038M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9611992 bytes)
Pages
412\409
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Few studies of the history of provincial France have hitherto spanned the conventional medieval/early-modern divide, and David Potter's detailed examination of war and government in Picardy, a region of France hitherto neglected by historians, has much to say about the development of French absolutism. Picardy emerged as a province after the campaigns of 1470-1477, and its experience of the first period of absolutism provides an enlightening contrast with that of other, more outlying provinces: the Picard nobility was notable for the extent of its participation in the army, the court and the government of France. David Potter provides a detailed analysis of the organisation of French military power in the province, and its impact during the period of the Habsburg-Valois wars. The work concludes with Picardy about to enter a difficult period of civil war.

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