Few studies of the history of provincial France have hitherto
spanned the conventional medieval/early-modern divide, and David
Potter's detailed examination of war and government in Picardy, a
region of France hitherto neglected by historians, has much to say
about the development of French absolutism. Picardy emerged as a
province after the campaigns of 1470 1477, and its experience of
the first period of absolutism provides an enlightening contrast
with that of other, more outlying provinces: the Picard nobility
was notable for the extent of its participation in the army, the
court and the government of France. David Potter provides a
detailed analysis of the organisation of French military power in
the province, and its impact during the period of the
Habsburg-Valois wars. The work concludes with Picardy about to
enter a difficult period of civil war.
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