The Good King [electronic resource] : René of Anjou and Fifteenth Century Europe /
Kekewich, Margaret L.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Maps; Genealogical table; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: 'Good' and 'Bad' Kings; 1 Anjou, Bar, Lorraine and Provence; 2 Naples: the 'Italian Wasp-Nest'; 3 The End of the Hundred Years War; 4 René's Court; 5 The Dissolution of René's apanage; Conclusion: the Paradox of the Good King; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-266) and index.
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.
René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, 1409-1480.
Anjou, House of.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
Europe—History—476-1492.
World history.
European History.
Modern History.
History of Medieval Europe.
World History, Global and Transnational History.