15.70 history of Europe
987-1515
A01=Michael Jones
Angleterre Relations exterieures France
Anglo-French conflict
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Author_Michael Jones
Bretagne
Bretagne (France) Histoire
Bretagne (France) Politique et gouvernement
Brittany (France) History
Brittany (France) Politics and government
Brittany political autonomy studies
Buitenlandse betrekkingen
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Diplomatic relations
England
England Foreign relations France
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feudal administration
France
France Brittany
France Foreign relations England
France Foreign relations Great Britain
France Histoire 987-1515
France History Medieval period
France Relations exterieures Angleterre
France Relations exterieures Grande-Bretagne
Geschichte 1100-1600
Grande-Bretagne Relations exterieures France
Great Britain
Great Britain Foreign relations France
History
late medieval Europe
medieval aristocracy
Montfort dynasty
Politics and government
state formation theory
Product details
- ISBN 9780860789062
- Weight: 600g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 14 Aug 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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'Between France and England' characterises the role played by most rulers of the duchy of Brittany during the late Middle Ages, before it was finally united with Valois France. These essays (including three appearing for the first time in English) explore political and institutional aspects of the changing relationship between France and Brittany, within the context of Anglo-French relations, as well as social consequences of the development of a largely autonomous state within the larger French kingdom during a period dominated by war and economic crisis. The transformation of medieval France into an early modern state changed the traditional relationship between the king and his great feudal princes. But some princes reacted by imitating the crown, creating their own more advanced administrations and an ideological base for claims to exercise 'regal rights' within their lordships, often expressed in striking visual and symbolic form. These trends are evident in the late medieval duchy of Brittany where the Montfort dynasty all but succeeded in nullifying royal control.
Michael Jones is Emeritus Professor of Medieval French History, University of Nottingham, UK
