{"product_id":"the-french-monarchical-commonwealth-1356-1560-paperback-softback-9781108461283","title":"The French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356–1560 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108461283","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356–1560\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers a new perspective on the nature of political society in the French monarchy, across more than two centuries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames B. Collins (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108461283, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Subjects of the king of France acted as if they were citizens of a 'monarchical commonwealth' from the middle of the fourteenth century until the Wars of Religion. In this marvelous and novel work, James B. Collins recovers an underappreciated political discourse in competition with 'the monarchical one' and proposes that 'this commonwealth discourse was, in fact, France's primary language of politics' during this period … This is a great and ambitious book from a senior scholar that causes us to look with new eyes upon late medieval and early modern France.' Tyler Lange, Journal of Modern History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Political theory read in the light of politics\u003cbr\u003e 1. La chose publique de nostre royaume\u003cbr\u003e 2. Political vocabulary in action\u003cbr\u003e 3. Murder, justice, and la chose publique in an age of madness\u003cbr\u003e 4. The commonwealth under siege: Louis XI\u003cbr\u003e 5. La chose publique and urban government\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Orléanist offensive: 'Puissance absolue' and republicanism\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415685034264,"sku":"9781108461283","price":23.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108461283i.jpg?v=1784423131","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-french-monarchical-commonwealth-1356-1560-paperback-softback-9781108461283","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}