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Tracy Adams, Christine Adams : The Creation of the French Royal Mistress. From Agnès Sorel to Madame Du Barry
Kings throughout medieval and early modern Europe had extraconjugal sexual partners. Only in France, however, did the royal mistress become a quasi-institutionalized political position. This study explores the emergence and development of the (...)
Kings throughout medieval and early modern Europe had extraconjugal sexual partners. Only in France, however, did the royal mistress become a quasi-institutionalized political position. This study explores the emergence and development of the (...)
Mark Bryant : Queen of Versailles. Madame de Maintenon, First Lady of Louis XIV’s France
An intriguing portrait of the life and court career of the Sun King’s secret wife, Françoise d’Aubigné. The rise to power of Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), a queen in all but name, was nothing short of extraordinary. (...)
An intriguing portrait of the life and court career of the Sun King’s secret wife, Françoise d’Aubigné. The rise to power of Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), a queen in all but name, was nothing short of extraordinary. (...)
Steven Thiry, Luc Duerloo (éd.) : Heraldic Hierarchies. Identity, Status and State Intervention in Early Modern Heraldry
The social use and changing character of armorial display in the early modern period Early modern heraldry was far from a nostalgic remnant from a feudal past. From the Reformation to the French Revolution, aspiring men seized on these signs (...)
The social use and changing character of armorial display in the early modern period Early modern heraldry was far from a nostalgic remnant from a feudal past. From the Reformation to the French Revolution, aspiring men seized on these signs (...)
Kelly D. Peebles, Gabriella Scarlatta (éd.) : Representing the Life and Legacy of Renée de France. From Fille de France to Dowager Duchess
This book considers the life and legacy of Renée de France (1510–75), the youngest daughter of King Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne, exploring her cultural, spiritual, and political influence and her evolving roles and actions as fille de (...)
This book considers the life and legacy of Renée de France (1510–75), the youngest daughter of King Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne, exploring her cultural, spiritual, and political influence and her evolving roles and actions as fille de (...)
Frances Gies : Le Chevalier dans l’Histoire
Né du chaos européen du début du Moyen Âge, le chevalier monté et en armure a révolutionné la guerre et est très vite devenu une figure mythique dans l’histoire. Des conquérants normands de l’Angleterre aux croisés de la Terre sainte, du héros (...)
Né du chaos européen du début du Moyen Âge, le chevalier monté et en armure a révolutionné la guerre et est très vite devenu une figure mythique dans l’histoire. Des conquérants normands de l’Angleterre aux croisés de la Terre sainte, du héros (...)
