S. Annette Finley-Croswhite

Henry IV and the Towns

The Pursuit of Legitimacy in French Urban Society, 1589 1610
Herausgeber: Elliott, John; Hufton, Olwen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first serious study of King Henry IV's relationship with the towns of France.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780521025072
• ISBN-10: 0521025079
• Artikelnr.: 21778323

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction: 1. France in the 1580s and 1590s
2. Brokering clemency in 1594: the case of Amiens
3. Henry IV's ceremonial entries: the remaking of a king
4. Henry IV and municipal franchises in Catholic League towns
5. Henry IV and municipal franchises in royalist and Protestant towns
6. Clientage and clemency: the making of municipal officials
7. Urban protest in Poitiers and Limoges: the pancarte riots
8. Municipal finance and debt: the case of Lyons
Conclusion: Henry IV, urban autonomy and French absolutism
Bibliography
Index.