The Good King: Ren� of Anjou and Fifteenth Century Europe / Edition 1

by Margaret L. Kekewich

Overview

King René is little known beyond France, yet, through his controversial daughter Margaret of Anjou, he affected events in England during the Wars of the Roses. René's court rivalled Burgundy in its rich artistic culture and his claim to the kingdom of Naples started a process that led to enormous changes in the power structure of Southern Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403988201
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/31/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

MARGARET KEKEWICH taught History in schools, adult education and, until retirement, the Open University where she was a Senior Lecturer in Arts. She has published books and articles on advisers to princes such as Sir John Fortescue and Niccolò Macchiavelli, on the Lancastrian court in exile, and, with Susan Rose, on Britain, France and the Empire, 1350-1500.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Maps Genealogical Table Introduction: 'Good' and 'Bad' Kings Anjou, Bar, Lorraine and Provence Naples: 'the Italian Wasp-Nest' The End of the Hundred Years War René's Court The Dissolution of René's apanage Conclusion: The Paradox of the 'Good' King' Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

'This review can only give the barest outline of the endlessly intricate material, political and artistic, that Kekewich's book addresses.' - Livia Visser-Fuchs, The Ricardian

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