Royal journeys in early modern Europe : progresses, palaces and panache /

"Authored by a unique combination of university academics and heritage professionals this book offers new perspectives on journeys made by Henry VIII and other monarchs, their political and social impact and the logistics required in undertaking such trips. It explores the performance of kingsh...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cooper, J. P. D (John P. D.) (Editor), Musson, Anthony, 1966- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023
Series:Routledge research in early modern history
Routledge research in early modern history
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Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • List of abbreviations
  • List of contributors
  • Reconstructing royal journeys in early modern Europe / Anthony Musson and J.P.D. Cooper
  • The court on the move: problems and perspectives / Simon Thurley
  • Progresses and personal monarchy in the reign of Henry VIII / J.P.D. Cooper and Keely Hayes-Davies
  • The French kings on the road: the court's journeys in Renaissance France / Etienne Faisant
  • Preparing to progress: the great wardrobe and the royal progresses of Henry VIII / Sebastian Edwards
  • On display: the role of clothing and livery on Henry VIII's progresses / Maria Hayward
  • Monastic lodgings: housing the king before and after the dissolution / Maurice Howard
  • Anne of Cleves: bound for England / Valerie Schutte
  • Travelling grooms: a royal progress or a wedding journey? / Patrik Pastrnak
  • 'Pleasaunt pastime', or drunken diplomacy? ladies and gentlewomen at the Field of Cloth of Gold / James Taffe
  • Magnificence on the move / Timothy Schroder
  • Justice on progress in early Tudor England / Laura Flannigan
  • Palaces, progresses, panache and pictures: the Field of Cloth of Gold and Tudor history painting / Brett Dolman
  • Performing power and theatricalisation at the Field of Cloth of Gold / Lesley Mickel
  • "These princes were mortal and mutable": context and consequences of the Field of Cloth of Gold / Glenn Richardson