The French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356-1560

by James B Collins

How 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110847330X
• ISBN13: 9781108473309
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"