War and Government in the French Provinces

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Hardcover | 16 August 1993

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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 1470â"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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'... the produce of outstandingly wide archival research. ... he is superbly equipped to analyse the intricate dynamics of warfare, politics and administration ... this study makes a very valuable contribution to our understanding of the development of the early-modern state.' Archives

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Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Notes on transcriptions of documents, units of money and measures
Introduction
Return to allegiance: Picardy and the Franco-Burgundian Wars, 1470-93
The provincial governors and politics
The governors' staff and household
The Picard nobility and royal service
Military organisation in Picardy during the Habsburg-Valois wars
'Les fruictz que la guerre rapporte': the effects of war on the Picard countryside, 1521-60
War, taxation and the towns
Peace negotiations and the formation of the frontier in Picardy, 1521-60
Conclusion
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