TY - BOOK AU - Murphy,Neil TI - Ceremonial entries, municipal liberties and the negotiation of power in Valois France, 1328-1589 T2 - Rulers & elites : comparative studies in governance, SN - 9789004313712 AV - DC95.5 PY - 2016///] CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Ceremonial entries KW - France KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - 16th century KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - Municipal government KW - Civil rights KW - Entrées (Cérémonies) KW - Histoire KW - 16e siècle KW - Élite (Sciences sociales) KW - Administration municipale KW - HISTORY KW - General KW - Kings and rulers KW - Manners and customs KW - Politics and government KW - 1328-1589 KW - House of Valois, 1328-1589 KW - Social life and customs KW - 1328-1600 KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - 1328-1589 (Valois) KW - Mœurs et coutumes KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Framing royal entries -- Confirming municipal liberties -- Petitioning the king -- Accessing the king -- Royal authority in the provinces N2 - "In a fresh examination of the French ceremonial entry, Neil Murphy considers the role these events played in the negotiation between urban elites and the Valois monarchy for rights and liberties. Moving away from the customary focus on the pageantry, this book focuses on how urban governments used these ceremonies to offer the ruler (or his representatives) petitions regarding their rights, liberties and customs. Drawing on extensive research, he shows that ceremonial entries lay at the heart of how the state functioned in later medieval and Renaissance France"--Provided by publisher UR - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w8h3jw ER -