The Captivity of John II, 1356-60 The Royal Image in Later Medieval
This book provides a systematic analysis of the innovations that occurred in the display of royal power during John II’s four years in English captivity. Neil Murphy shows how the French king’s competition with Edward III led to a revolution in the presen
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THE CAPTIVITY OF JOHN II, 1356−60 The Royal Image in Later Medieval England and France
Neil Murphy
The New Middle Ages Series Editor Bonnie Wheeler English & Medieval Studies Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, USA
The New Middle Ages is a series dedicated to pluridisciplinary studies of medieval cultures, with particular emphasis on recuperating women’s history and on feminist and gender analyses. This peer-reviewed series includes both scholarly monographs and essay collections. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14239
Neil Murphy
The Captivity of John II, 1356–60 The Royal Image in Later Medieval England and France
Neil Murphy Department of Humanities Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
The New Middle Ages ISBN 978-1-349-94988-5 ISBN 978-1-137-53294-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53294-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016956364 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. New York The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.
To my parents
Acknowledgements
I incurred a number of debts during the course of researching and writing this book. In particular, I wish to thank Graeme Small for the advice he provided at every stage of this project, especially his comments on the manuscript. Gaby Mahlberg read various chapters and offered insightful comments on them. Her close reading of the text and clear analysis opened up new perspectives on the material. A number of other people contributed to this book in various ways, especially Samuel Cohn, Jeroen Duindam, Wojciech Fałkowski and Gordon McKelvie. I would like to thank the staff of the various archives I visited during the course of this research, especially Violane Jargéant at the archives m
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