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In the Shadow of Burgundy - The Court of Guelders in the Late Middle Ages (Hardcover)
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In the Shadow of Burgundy - The Court of Guelders in the Late Middle Ages (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
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In recent years the study of medieval courts has become a
flourishing field. The courts of kings and popes, or of the
Burgundian dukes, have usually attracted most attention. This book
offers by contrast a wide-ranging study of a little-known,
medium-sized court - that of Guelders in the Low Countries.
Guelders offers an excellent vantage point for the study of
European late medieval court culture. It was surrounded by the vast
territories of the dukes of Burgundy, and it felt the growing power
of the Valois dukes, yet the duchy managed to remain independent
until 1473. Rich archival sources - including a long and virtually
unbroken series of ducal accounts - reveal much about the rise of
territorial or 'proto-national' awareness and about the role of the
court in this process. The book also conveys the striking cultural
and political richness of the court, poised between French and
German spheres of influence.
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