Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-447) and index. New Book -- May -- 2016
Contents:
Prologue: The Luxemburgs and France 1322-1377 -- The Childhood Years of the Two Charleses -- Metz 1356: The First Meeting of the Two Charleses -- Dauphin Charles 1357-1354: Basking in Glory and Eclipsed -- France during the Reign of Charles V the Wise -- European Dimensions of Charles IV's Reign -- THE ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT CHRONICLES OF FRANCE ON THE JOURNEY OF HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR CHARLES IV TO FRANCE -- EPILOGUE: REPERCUSSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE PARISIAN SUMMIT -- EXCURSES AND INVESTIGATIONS.
Summary:
The Czech king and Roman Emperor Charles IV met with the French king Charles V in Paris in 1378. Reconstructing the journey to this meeting with deft narrative talent, František Šmahel traces the king's progress from Prague to Paris, piecing together a modern chronicle from contemporary French scholarship and medieval literature. The result is an appealing account of medieval life, everyday intellectualism, grand European politics of the time, and even medieval cuisine.--Provided by publisher.
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