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Royal Journeys in Early Modern Europe - Progresses, Palaces and Panache (Hardcover)
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Royal Journeys in Early Modern Europe - Progresses, Palaces and Panache (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
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Authored by a unique combination of university academics and
heritage professionals, this book offers new perspectives on
journeys made by Henry VIII and other monarchs, their political and
social impact and the logistics required in undertaking such trips.
It explores the performance of kingship and queenship by itinerant
monarchs, investigating how, by a variety of means, they engaged
and interacted with their subjects, and the practical and symbolic
functions associated with these activities. Moving beyond the
purely English experience, it provides a European dimension by
comparing progresses in England and France. Royal marriage and the
royal progress share common features which are considered through
an analysis of the trans-European journeys made by future spouses,
notably Anne of Cleves. Also, the book reveals the significance of
the art and architecture of houses and palaces, and how the
celebrated meeting of English and French kings at the Field of
Cloth of Gold in 1520 was part of a wider diplomatic performance
full of symbolism including the exchange of gifts and socialising
between the two royal courts. Drawing on contemporary art, material
culture and surviving buildings, the book will be of interest to
all who enjoy the intrigue and splendour of sixteenth-century
courts.
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