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" War, government and power in late medieval France / "
edited by Christopher Allmand.
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BL
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1032241
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b786611
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War, government and power in late medieval France /\ edited by Christopher Allmand.
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| Publication Statement
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Liverpool :: Liverpool University Press,, 2000.
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1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages)
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1846314429
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: 9781846314421
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085323695X
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0853237050
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9780853236955
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9780853237051
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1: From the Court of Hainault to the Court of England: The Example of Jean Froissart; 2: Froissart and his Second Book; 3: Alain Chartier and the Arts of Crisis Management, 1417-1429; 4: Intellectual Patterns and Affective Reactions in Defence of the Dauphin Charles, 1419-1422; 5: War, Propaganda and Diplomacy in Fifteenth-Century France and England; 6: History and the Literature of War: The Boke of Noblesse of William Worcester; 7: Commynes on Kingship.
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The essays in this volume portray the public life of late medieval France as that country established its position as a leader of western European society in the early modern world. A central theme is the contribution made by contemporary writers, chroniclers and commentators, such as Jean Froissart, William Worcester and Philippe de Commynes, to our understanding of the past. Who were they? What picture of their times did they present? Were their works intended to influence their contemporaries and what success did they enjoy? Other contributions deal with the exercise of political power, the.
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Chroniqueur (Historien)
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Geschichte.
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Gouvernement.
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Guerre.
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Histoire.
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Historiographie.
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HISTORY.
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Politics and government
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Politique.
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Pouvoir politique.
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Geschiedschrijving.
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Moyen Âge.
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Oorlogen.
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Politieke macht.
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Rechtshandhaving.
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France, History, Medieval period, 987-1515.
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France, Politics and government, 1328-1589.
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France.
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France.
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Frankreich.
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Frankreich.
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| Dewey Classification
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944/.02
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DC101.9.W37 2000eb
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15.70bcl
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15.70.bcl
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| Added Entry
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Allmand, C. T.
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