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More than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life
in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely conscious of
spiritual matters and his subjects' welfare Shakespeare's
centuries-old portrayal of Henry V established the king's
reputation as a warmongering monarch, a perception that has
persisted ever since. But in this engaging study a different view
of Henry emerges: that of a multidimensional ruler of great piety,
a hands-on governor who introduced a radically new conception of
England's European role in secular and ecclesiastical affairs, a
composer of music, an art patron, and a dutiful king who fully
appreciated his obligations toward those he ruled. Historian
Malcolm Vale draws on extensive primary archival evidence that
includes many documents annotated or endorsed in Henry's own hand.
Focusing on a series of themes-the interaction between king and
church, the rise of the English language as a medium of government
and politics, the role of ceremony in Henry's kingship, and
more-Vale revises understandings of Henry V and his conduct of the
everyday affairs of England, Normandy, and the kingdom of France.
The concept of a Northern European 'Renaissance' in the arts, in
thought, and in more general culture north of the Alps often evokes
the idea of a cultural transplant which was not indigenous to, or
rooted in, the society from which it emerged. Classic definitions
of the European 'Renaissance' during the 14th, 15th and 16th
centuries have often seen it as an Italian import of, for example,
humanism and classical learning into the Gothic North. There were
certainly differences between North and South which have to be
addressed, not least in the development of the visual arts. In this
book, Malcolm Vale argues for a Northern Renaissance which, while
cognisant of Italian developments, had a life of its own, expressed
through such innovations as a rediscovery of pictorial space and
representational realism, and which displayed strong continuities
with the indigenous cultures of northern Europe. But it also
contributed new movements and tendencies in thought, the visual
arts, literature, religious beliefs and the dissemination of
knowledge which often stemmed from, and built upon, those
continuities. A Short History of the Renaissance in Northern Europe
- while in no way ignoring or diminishing the importance of the
Greek and Roman legacy - seeks other sources, and different uses of
classical antiquity, for a rather different kind of 'Renaissance'
in the North.
A biography of Philip and a study of the emergence of the
Burgundian state under his aegis in the years 1384-1404, paying
particular attention to his crucial aquisition of Flanders. There
is comprehensive analysis of how Philip'sgovernment worked. Boydell
& Brewer does a major service by the simultaneous reissue of
Richard Vaughan's studies of the Valois Dukes of Burgundy. Four
distinguished scholars add extra value by contributing an
introductory chapter for each ducal reign, surveying its
historiography since the original publication... The story, which
Vaughan tells with verve, has its full share of dramatic turns[:]
this is much more, though, than simply a narrative history;
Vaughan's meticulousexplorations of the administrative and
financial structures that underpinned ducal authority, and of the
court and its culture, are integral to his exposition [...] His
achievement remains monumental. There are no comparable, modern,
in-depth studies of these four larger-than-life players on the late
medieval European stage, in English or in any other language. They
are, besides, eminently readable. Maurice Keen, TIMES LITERARY
SUPPLEMENT Whenin 1363 the duke of Burgundy died without an heir,
the duchy returned to the French crown. John II's decision to give
it to his fourth son, Philip, had some logic behind it, given the
independence of the inhabitants; but in so doing he created the
basis for a power which was to threaten France's own existence in
the following century, and which was to become one of the most
influential and glittering courts of Europe. Much of this was due
to the characterof Philip the Bold; by marrying the daughter of the
count of Flanders, he inherited the wealth of the great Flemish
towns in 1384, and the union of the two great fiefdoms to the north
and east of France under one ruler meant thatthe resources of the
duke of Burgundy were as great as those of the kingdom itself. From
1392 onwards, he was at loggerheads with the regent of France, his
brother Louis, duke of Orleans, and this schism was to prove fatal
to thekingdom, weakening the administration and leading to the
French defeat by Henry V in 1415. Richard Vaughan describes the
process by which Philip fashioned this new power, in particular his
administrative techniques; but he also gives due weight to the
splendours of the new court, in the sphere of the arts, and records
the history of its one disastrous failure, the crusade of Nicopolis
in 1396. He also offers a portrait of Philip himself, energetic,
ambitious and shrewd, the driving force behind the new duchy and
its rapid rise to an influential place among the courts of Europe.
The concept of a 'Renaissance' in the arts, in thought, and in more
general culture North of the Alps often evokes the idea of a
cultural transplant which was not indigenous to, or rooted in, the
society from which it emerged. Classic definitions of the European
'Renaissance' during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries have seen it
as what was in effect an Italian import into the Gothic North. Yet
there were certainly differences, divergences and dichotomies
between North and South which have to be addressed. Here, Malcolm
Vale argues for a Northern Renaissance which, while cognisant of
Italian developments, displayed strong continuities with the
indigenous cultures of northern Europe. But it also contributed
novelties and innovations which often tended to stem from, and
build upon, those continuities. A Short History of the Renaissance
in Northern Europe - while in no way ignoring or diminishing the
importance of the Hellenic and Roman legacy - seeks other sources,
and different uses of classical antiquity, for a rather different
kind of 'Renaissance', if such it was, in the North.
This is a detailed exploration of how the antagonism between
England and France originated and evolved over 400 years.This book
traces the origins and evolution of the enmity between England and
France over the 400 years in which England was a continental
European land power. The medieval claim to the throne of France was
not formally abandoned by the British monarchy until 1802 and the
so-called Hundred Years War between the two nations was never
concluded by a peace treaty. The book argues that medieval and
early modern England, like Britain today, was a two-faced polity:
one face looked westward and northward towards its Celtic
neighbours; the other faced eastward and southward towards
continental Europe. Ultimately, from the reign of Edward III
onwards, the French throne itself became the object of English
ambitions and the book discusses the implications of Henry V's
pursuit of that claim and its aftermath. It emphasizes the extent
to which the story of Joan of Arc, for example, has become a myth
which has contributed its share to the perpetuation of Anglo-French
antipathy and estrangement.The book also examines the emergence of
English national identity and the part played by language in this
process, as the English increasingly defined themselves against
their French enemy. But the common assumptions, behavioural
patterns, and culture which bound the upper ranks of English and
French society together throughout this period are also stressed.
The book ends with a discussion of the legacy left by this
'continentalist' phase of English history to the changed, but by no
means totally transformed, world of early modern Europe.
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Violence in Medieval Society (Hardcover)
RIchard W. Kaeuper; Contributions by H S Kay, RIchard W. Kaeuper, Matthew Strickland, J.R.S. Phillips, …
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Studies of ways in which the rapidly evolving society of medieval
Europe developed social, legal and practical responses to public
and private violence. Violence was endemic in the medieval world,
to an extent most modern people find shocking. Violence was part
and parcel of the public world of institutions [church, state,
chivalry] and the private world of households. In an age of dynamic
expansion it was present everywhere, and contemporary response to
it was contradictory: it was both wrong and at the same time a
regulatory feature of society. This book brings together the views
of a number of scholarson aspects of violence in medieval society,
in England and the larger canvas of western Europe, from the
eleventh to the fifteenth century. There is analysis of the tension
between the practice of violence and hopes for reform; discussion
of violence in literature; examination of assertive political acts
and judicial duels and tournaments; and observations on the
domestic scene and resistance to seigneurial impositions. Professor
RICHARD W. KAEUPER teaches in the Department of History at the
University of Rochester. Contributors: SARAH KAY, RICHARD W.
KAEUPER, MATTHEW STRICKLAND, SEYMOUR PHILLIPS, M.L. BOHNA, PAUL
HYAMS, AMY PHELAN, JULIET VALE, MALCOLM VALE, JAMES A.BRUNDAGE,
BARBARA A. HANAWALT, EDMUND FRYDE
This book traces the origins and evolution of the enmity between
England and France over the four hundred years in which England was
a continental European land power. The medieval claim to the throne
of France was not formally abandoned by the British monarchy until
1802. The so-called Hundred Years War between England and France
was never concluded by a peace treaty.This book argues that
medieval and early modern England, like Britain today, was a
two-faced polity: one face looked westward and northward towards
its Celtic neighbours; the other faced eastward and southward
towards continental Europe. Ultimately, from the reign of Edward
III onwards, the French throne itself became the object of English
ambitions and the book discusses the implications of Henry V's
pursuit of that claim and its aftermath. It emphasizes the extent
to which the story of Joan of Arc, for example, has become a myth
which has contributed its share to the perpetuation of Anglo-French
antipathy and estrangement. The book also examines the emergence of
English national identity and the part played by language in this
process, as the English increasingly defined themselves against
their French enemy.But the common assumptions, behavioural
patterns, and culture which bound the upper ranks of English and
French society together throughout this period are also stressed.
The book ends with a discussion of the legacy left by this
'continentalist' phase of English history to the changed, but by no
means totally transformed, world of early modern Europe.
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