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DE SAINT LOUIS A LOUIS XI
Au long des siècles, les rois ont fait la France. Aucune époque, pourtant, n'a connu une telle application à construire l'Etat et à le maintenir que celle qui va du règne de Saint -Louis à celui de Louis XI. Le roi, maître artisan, imposa alors une seule monnaie puis une seule justice. Il a doté son gouvernement d'organes stables, incontestables qui ne furent jamais remis en question. La succession au trône était assurée, garantie par la tradition et par les lois.
Ce fut une œuvre, dont on ne dit pas assez l'ampleur, poursuivie avec une rare persévérance malgré les querelles dramatiques entre partis, les frondes des princes, la guerre civile même et, pendant longtemps, l'invasion anglaise. Souverain en son royaume, le roi de France s'est définitivement affanchi de la tutelle impériale et s'est affirmé seul " roi très chrétien " en Occident, capable d'imposer à Rome ou son arbitrage ou sa protection.
De ce travail de forgerons, valeureux et obstinés, l'important n'était pas de retracer l'histoire, heureusement bien connue, mais d'en explorer les buts et les moyens, les circonstances et les péripéties.
Ce fut une œuvre, dont on ne dit pas assez l'ampleur, poursuivie avec une rare persévérance malgré les querelles dramatiques entre partis, les frondes des princes, la guerre civile même et, pendant longtemps, l'invasion anglaise. Souverain en son royaume, le roi de France s'est définitivement affanchi de la tutelle impériale et s'est affirmé seul " roi très chrétien " en Occident, capable d'imposer à Rome ou son arbitrage ou sa protection.
De ce travail de forgerons, valeureux et obstinés, l'important n'était pas de retracer l'histoire, heureusement bien connue, mais d'en explorer les buts et les moyens, les circonstances et les péripéties.
220 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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Jacques Heers
54 books9 followersJacques Heers was a French historian specializing in the history of the Middle Ages, Professor at the Faculty of Humanities of Paris-Nanterre and Director of Medieval Studies at Paris IV.
Born in Paris, Jacques Heers was raised in La Ferte-Bernard in the Sarthe, where his parents ran a business. After a good academic career, he became a teacher in 1945. While performing this function, he prepared for a degree in history at the Sorbonne. He aggregated in history in 1948 and 1949. Between 1949 and 1951, he became a professor at Le Mans and Alencon, and finally at the national military academy.
From 1951 he was attached to the CNRS. There he met Fernand Braudel who sent him to Italy to prepare a state doctorate dedicated to Genoa in the fifteenth century. He defended his thesis at the Sorbonne in 1958. Upon his return to Italy, he became assistant to Georges Duby in the Faculty of Arts in Aix-en-Provence. In 1957 he was appointed professor at the University of Algiers a function he held for five years until 1962. Thereafter, he worked as a professor at Caen, Rouen, Paris X University and the Sorbonne.
Honorary Professor of the University of Paris IV, where he held many years the chair of medieval history, he was vice president of the SHMESP (Society of Medievalists of Public Education) from 1971 to 1973. In retirement, Jacques Heers, outside of writing and research, was often present in radio programs.
Born in Paris, Jacques Heers was raised in La Ferte-Bernard in the Sarthe, where his parents ran a business. After a good academic career, he became a teacher in 1945. While performing this function, he prepared for a degree in history at the Sorbonne. He aggregated in history in 1948 and 1949. Between 1949 and 1951, he became a professor at Le Mans and Alencon, and finally at the national military academy.
From 1951 he was attached to the CNRS. There he met Fernand Braudel who sent him to Italy to prepare a state doctorate dedicated to Genoa in the fifteenth century. He defended his thesis at the Sorbonne in 1958. Upon his return to Italy, he became assistant to Georges Duby in the Faculty of Arts in Aix-en-Provence. In 1957 he was appointed professor at the University of Algiers a function he held for five years until 1962. Thereafter, he worked as a professor at Caen, Rouen, Paris X University and the Sorbonne.
Honorary Professor of the University of Paris IV, where he held many years the chair of medieval history, he was vice president of the SHMESP (Society of Medievalists of Public Education) from 1971 to 1973. In retirement, Jacques Heers, outside of writing and research, was often present in radio programs.
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October 28, 2021
J'ai déjà vu Jacques HEERS plus inspiré.
Sa biographie de Louis XI est chapitrée par thèmes et non chronologiquement.
Cela ne rend pas l'ensemble, fort érudit, très accessible...même en ayant déjà une vision assez précise du règne de ce grand roi.
Sa biographie de Louis XI est chapitrée par thèmes et non chronologiquement.
Cela ne rend pas l'ensemble, fort érudit, très accessible...même en ayant déjà une vision assez précise du règne de ce grand roi.
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