Robert Stein, 'Burgundian bureaucracy as a model for the Low Countries? The Chambres des Comptes and the creation of an administrative unity'. Philippe Godding, 'Le Conseil de Brabant sous Philippe le Bon. L'institution et les hommes'. Mario Damen, 'Taxation for prince and offic…
Tiny courts, incompetent judges? -- Justice in the interests of lords -- Justice in the interests of the community -- Conflict and consensus in and out of court -- Local knowledge and legal reform : the transformation of justice -- Tocqueville in the village : seigneurial reacti…
In 'Enlightened Feudalism', Jeremy Hayhoe demonstrates that these local institutions actually functioned with a degree of efficiency, professionalism, and attention to peasant concerns that few historians have appreciated. Set in Northern Burgundy, this study reveals how provinc…
In 'Enlightened Feudalism', Jeremy Hayhoe demonstrates that these local institutions actually functioned with a degree of efficiency, professionalism, and attention to peasant concerns that few historians have appreciated. Set in Northern Burgundy, this study reveals how provinc…
"Thousands of seigneurial courts covered the French countryside in the early modern era. By the eighteenth century these courts were subject to mounting criticism, as Enlightenment concerns about rationality and standardization combined with older absolutist worries that lords' …
In 'Enlightened Feudalism', Jeremy Hayhoe demonstrates that these local institutions actually functioned with a degree of efficiency, professionalism, and attention to peasant concerns that few historians have appreciated. Set in Northern Burgundy, this study reveals how provinc…
"The Crown and the Cross examines the heretofore-unstudied role of the French province of Burgundy in the 'traditional' era of the Crusades, from 1095-c.1220. Covering the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Albigensian Crusades in detail, it focuses primarily on the Capetian duke…
"The Crown and the Cross examines the heretofore-unstudied role of the French province of Burgundy in the 'traditional' era of the Crusades, from 1095-c.1220. Covering the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Albigensian Crusades in detail, it focuses primarily on the Capetian duke…
On 25 January 1474, Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, appeared before his subjects in Dijon. Robed in silk, gold and precious jewels and wearing a headpiece that gave the illusion of a crown, he made a speech in which he cryptically expressed his desire to become a king. Three…
This innovative book explores Burgundian history and historiography while offering a complete synthesis covering the nature of politics in medieval Europe and the formation of the medieval state.
This innovative book explores Burgundian history and historiography while offering a complete synthesis covering the nature of politics in medieval Europe and the formation of the medieval state.
