1st Edition
'The Contending Kingdoms' France and England 1420–1700
Edited By Glenn Richardson
Copyright 2008
204 Pages
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Routledge
210 Pages
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Routledge
210 Pages
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Routledge
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The kingdoms of France and England were for many centuries military, economic, cultural and colonial rivals. This is particularly true of the early modern period which witnessed the rise of French military hegemony and the expansion of English commerce. Dealing with the period 1420-1700, this collection offers a snapshot of Anglo-French relations across the three centuries from established... Read more
Contents: Introduction: the contending kingdoms: England and France 1420-1700, Glenn Richardson; 2 kingdoms,1 king: the Treaty of Troyes (1420) and the creation of a double monarchy of England and France, Anne Curry; France and England at peace, 1475-1513, Charles Giry-Deloison; The French and English nobilities in the 16th century: a comparison, Robert J. Knecht; Pomp and circumstances: state prelates under Francis I and Henry VIII, Cédric Michon; The French connection: Francis I and England's break with Rome, Glenn Richardson; Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici, Susan Doran; Richelieu and Britain (1634-1642), Loïc Bienassis; 'A stranger born': female usage of international networks in times of war, Sonja Kmec; Anglo-French negotiations on the Spanish partition treaties (1698-1700): a re-evaluation, David Onnekink; Index.
Biography
Dr Glenn Richardson is Senior Lecturer in History and Deputy Head of the School of Theology, Philosophy and History at St Mary’s University College, Strawberry Hill. He is the author of Renaissance Monarchy: The Reigns of Henry VIII, Francis I and Charles V (London, 2002) and co-editor with Susan Doran of Tudor England and its Neighbours (Basingstoke, 2005).
’Drawing together contributors from England, France, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg, this collection exemplifies the intense exchanges now taking place among scholars across Europe; all the papers show a command of transnational history that was almost unheard of a generation ago.’ Journal of British Studies
