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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 1470–1477, 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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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: War and Government in the French Provinces
• Author: David Potter
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412
• EAN: 9780521893008
• ISBN: 0521893003
• ID: 04095887
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 780 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 160 × 35 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. February 2003

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