A History of France, 1460-1560 The Emergence of a Nation State

This book stresses the continuity between medieval and Renaissance France in its institutions, social framework and religious ideas, taking account of new economic developments from the end of the 15th century and the impact of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Potter examines such themes as the king and administration, taxation, the nobility, the Church, and foreign policy, whilst emphasising the continuing regional diversity of France, and taking account of the differing responses of those regions to common problems.