Between France and England: Politics, Power, and Society in Late Medieval Brittany (Variorum Collected Studies Series, 769)

'Between France and England' characterises the role played by most rulers of the duchy of Brittany during the late Middle Ages, before it was finally united with Valois France. These essays (including three appearing for the first time in English) explore political and institutional aspects of the changing relationship between France and Brittany, within the context of Anglo-French relations, as well as social consequences of the development of a largely autonomous state within the larger French kingdom during a period dominated by war and economic crisis. The transformation of medieval France into an early modern state changed the traditional relationship between the king and his great feudal princes. But some princes reacted by imitating the crown, creating their own more advanced administrations and an ideological base for claims to exercise 'regal rights' within their lordships, often expressed in striking visual and symbolic form. These trends are evident in the late medieval duchy of Brittany where the Montfort dynasty all but succeeded in nullifying royal control. Cover 1 Series 3 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Introduction 10 I Tradition, History and the French: A Case of Tunnel Vision Tradition, History and the French: A Case of Tunnel Vision, Inaugural Lecture, University of Nottingham, 18 February 1993 14 II The Capetians and Brittany Historical Research 63, no. 150. Oxford, 1990 44 III Nantes au début de la guerre civile en Bretagne Villes, bonnes villes, cités et capitales. Études d'histoire urbaine (XIIe-XVIIIe siécle) offertes á Bernard Chevalier, ed. Monique Bourin. Tours: Universiteé François Rabelais, 1989 60 IV Ancenis, Froissart and the Beginnings of the War of Succession in Brittany (1341) Originally published as 'Ancenis, Froissart et le début de la guerre de succession en Bretagne (1341)', in Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Bretagne 77. Rennes, 1999, pp. 91-102 76 V Edward III's Captains in Brittany England in the Fourteenth Century, ed. W.M. Ormrod. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 1986 88 VI Politics, Sanctity and the Breton State: The Case of the Blessed Charles de Blois, Duke of Brittany (d. 1364) The Medieval State: Essays Presented to James Campbell, ed. J.R. Maddicott and D.M. Palliser. London/Rio Grande: The Hambledon Press, 2000 108 VII Between France and England: Jeanne de Navarre, Duchess of Brittany and Queen of England (1368-1437) Originally published as 'Entre la France et l'Angleterre: Jeanne de Navarre, duchesse de Bretagne et reine d'Angleterre (1368-1437)', Autour de Marguerite d'Écosse. Reines, princesses et dames du XVe siécle. Actes du colloque de Thouars (23 et 24 mai 1997), édités sous la direction de Geneviéve et philippe Contamine. Paris: Honoré Champion Éditeur, 1999, pp. 45-72 126 VIII Notaries and Notarial Practice in Medieval Brittany Notariado público y documento privado: de los orígenes al siglo XIV, Actas del VII Congreso Internacional de Diplomática, vol. II (Valencia, 1986), ed. J. Trenchs Odena. Valencia: Generalitat Valenciana, 1989 150 IX The Late Medieval State and Social Change: A View From the Duchy of Brittany L'État ou le Roi. Les fondations de la modernité monarchique en France (XIVe-XIIe siécles), ed. Neithard Bulst, Robert Descimon and Alain Guerreau. Paris: Editions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, 1996 194 X Aristocracy, Faction and the State in Fifteenth-Century Brittany Originally published as 'Aristocratie, faction et État dans la Bretagne du XVe siécle', L'État et les aristocraties (France, Angleterre, Ecosse), XIIe-XVIIe siécle, ed. ph. Contamine. Paris: Presses de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, 1989, pp. 129-160 230 XI 'En son habit royal': le duc de Bretagne et son image vers la fin du Moyen Âge Représentation, pouvoir et royauté á la fin du Moyen Âge, ed. Joël Blanchard. Paris: Picard, 1995 252 XII Les signes du pouvoir. L'Ordre de l'Hermine, les devises et les hérauts des ducs de Bretagne au XVéme siécle Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Bretagne 68. Rennes, 1991 278 Index 312 15.70 history of Europe; 987-1515; Angleterre Relations extérieures France; Aufsatzsammlung; Bretagne; Bretagne (France) Histoire; Bretagne (France) Politique et gouvernement; Brittany (France) History; Brittany (France) Politics and government; Buitenlandse betrekkingen; Diplomatic relations; England; England Foreign relations France; France; France Brittany; France Foreign relations England; France Foreign relations Great Britain; France Histoire 987-1515; France History Medieval period,987-1515; France Relations extérieures Angleterre; France Relations extérieures Grande-Bretagne; Geschichte 1100-1600; Grande-Bretagne Relations extérieures France; Great Britain; Great Britain Foreign relations France; History; Politics and government 15.70 history of Europe,987-1515,Angleterre Relations extérieures France,Aufsatzsammlung,Bretagne,Bretagne (France) Histoire,Bretagne (France) Politique et gouvernement,Brittany (France) History,Brittany (France) Politics and government,Buitenlandse betrekkingen,Diplomatic relations,England,England Foreign relations France,France,France Brittany,France Foreign relations England,France Foreign relations Great Britain,France Histoire 987-1515,France History Medieval period,987-1515,France Relations extérieures Angleterre,France Relations extérieures Grande-Bretagne,Geschichte 1100-1600,Grande-Bretagne Relations extérieures France,Great Britain,Great Britain Foreign relations France,History,Politics and government 'Between France and England' characterises the role played by most rulers of the duchy of Brittany during the late Middle Ages, before it was finally united with Valois France. These essays (including three appearing for the first time in English) explore political and institutional aspects of the changing relationship between France and Brittany, within the context of Anglo-French relations, as well as social consequences of the development of a largely autonomous state within the larger French kingdom during a period dominated by war and economic crisis. The transformation of medieval France into an early modern state changed the traditional relationship between the king and his great feudal princes. But some princes reacted by imitating the crown, creating their own more advanced administrations and an ideological base for claims to exercise 'regal rights' within their lordships, often expressed in striking visual and symbolic form. These trends are evident in the late medieval duchy of Brittany where the Montfort dynasty all but succeeded in nullifying royal control. Cover 1 Series 3 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Introduction 10 I Tradition, History and the French: A Case of Tunnel Vision Tradition, History and the French: A Case of Tunnel Vision, Inaugural Lecture, University of Nottingham, 18 February 1993 14 II The Capetians and Brittany Historical Research 63, no. 150. Oxford, 1990 44 III Nantes au début de la guerre civile en Bretagne Villes, bonnes villes, cités et capitales. Études d'histoire urbaine (XIIe-XVIIIe siécle) offertes á Bernard Chevalier, ed. Monique Bourin. Tours: Universiteé François Rabelais, 1989 60 IV Ancenis, Froissart and the Beginnings of the War of Succession in Brittany (1341) Originally published as 'Ancenis, Froissart et le début de la guerre de succession en Bretagne (1341)', in Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Bretagne 77. Rennes, 1999, pp. 91-102 76 V Edward III's Captains in Brittany England in the Fourteenth Century, ed. W.M. Ormrod. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 1986 88 VI Politics, Sanctity and the Breton State: The Case of the Blessed Charles de Blois, Duke of Brittany (d. 1364) The Medieval State: Essays Presented to James Campbell, ed. J.R. Maddicott and D.M. Palliser. London/Rio Grande: The Hambledon Press, 2000 108 VII Between France and England: Jeanne de Navarre, Duchess of Brittany and Queen of England (1368-1437) Originally published as 'Entre la France et l'Angleterre: Jeanne de Navarre, duchesse de Bretagne et reine d'Angleterre (1368-1437)', Autour de Marguerite d'Écosse. Reines, princesses et dames du XVe siécle. Actes du colloque de Thouars (23 et 24 mai 1997), édités sous la direction de Geneviéve et philippe Contamine. Paris: Honoré Champion Éditeur, 1999, pp. 45-72 126 VIII Notaries and Notarial Practice in Medieval Brittany Notariado público y documento privado: de los orígenes al siglo XIV, Actas del VII Congreso Internacional de Diplomática, vol. II (Valencia, 1986), ed. J. Trenchs Odena. Valencia: Generalitat Valenciana, 1989 150 IX The Late Medieval State and Social Change: A View From the Duchy of Brittany L'État ou le Roi. Les fondations de la modernité monarchique en France (XIVe-XIIe siécles), ed. Neithard Bulst, Robert Descimon and Alain Guerreau. Paris: Editions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, 1996 194 X Aristocracy, Faction and the State in Fifteenth-Century Brittany Originally published as 'Aristocratie, faction et État dans la Bretagne du XVe siécle', L'État et les aristocraties (France, Angleterre, Ecosse), XIIe-XVIIe siécle, ed. ph. Contamine. Paris: Presses de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, 1989, pp. 129-160 230 XI 'En son habit royal': le duc de Bretagne et son image vers la fin du Moyen Âge Représentation, pouvoir et royauté á la fin du Moyen Âge, ed. Joël Blanchard. Paris: Picard, 1995 252 XII Les signes du pouvoir. L'Ordre de l'Hermine, les devises et les hérauts des ducs de Bretagne au XVéme siécle Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Bretagne 68. Rennes, 1991 278 Index 312 15.70 history of Europe; 987-1515; Angleterre Relations extérieures France; Aufsatzsammlung; Bretagne; Bretagne (France) Histoire; Bretagne (France) Politique et gouvernement; Brittany (France) History; Brittany (France) Politics and government; Buitenlandse betrekkingen; Diplomatic relations; England; England Foreign relations France; France; France Brittany; France Foreign relations England; France Foreign relations Great Britain; France Histoire 987-1515; France History Medieval period,987-1515; France Relations extérieures Angleterre; France Relations extérieures Grande-Bretagne; Geschichte 1100-1600; Grande-Bretagne Relations extérieures France; Great Britain; Great Britain Foreign relations France; History; Politics and government 15.70 history of Europe,987-1515,Angleterre Relations extérieures France,Aufsatzsammlung,Bretagne,Bretagne (France) Histoire,Bretagne (France) Politique et gouvernement,Brittany (France) History,Brittany (France) Politics and government,Buitenlandse betrekkingen,Diplomatic relations,England,England Foreign relations France,France,France Brittany,France Foreign relations England,France Foreign relations Great Britain,France Histoire 987-1515,France History Medieval period,987-1515,France Relations extérieures Angleterre,France Relations extérieures Grande-Bretagne,Geschichte 1100-1600,Grande-Bretagne Relations extérieures France,Great Britain,Great Britain Foreign relations France,History,Politics and government A dozen essays extend and elaborate arguments that Jones, who is not further identified, advanced in the 16 essays of his 1988 The Creation of Brittany as to why the late medieval duchy of Brittany may be considered a largely autonomous state within the greater kingdom of France. Most began as conference papers or contributions to anthologies, and so were written for a variety of audiences and purposes. They are reproduced from their original publication 1986- 2000. Three are in French. The remaining in English consider such topics as the Capetians; Edward III's captains; Jeanne de Navarre, Duchess of Brittany and Queen of England (1368-1437); and aristocracy, faction, and the state in the 15th century. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) A dozen essays extend and elaborate arguments that Jones, who is not further identified, advanced in the 16 essays of his 1988 The Creation of Brittany as to why the late medieval duchy of Brittany may be considered a largely autonomous state within the greater kingdom of France. Most began as conference papers or contributions to anthologies, and so were written for a variety of audiences and purposes. They are reproduced from their original publication 1986- 2000. Three are in French. The remaining in English consider such topics as the Capetians; Edward III's captains; Jeanne de Navarre, Duchess of Brittany and Queen of England (1368-1437); and aristocracy, faction, and the state in the 15th century. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR