This book presents an edition of two treatises that examine the legal issues that arose during the Hundred Years War, namely the laws governing the succession to the French crown, English claims to territories within France, and the responsibility for the breeches of various treaties and truces. The first treatise, Pour ce que plusieurs, was written in 1464 by a French diplomat and administrator, Guillaume Cousinot, and is most famous for its part in establishing the myth that the royal succession in France was determined by a otiose law code of the Franks, the Salic Law. The second is an English response to these arguments, A declaracion of the trew and dewe title of Henrie VIII, written during the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547). The declaracion provides valuable evidence of English reactions to the rhetoric and propaganda generated by the French crown at the end of the middle ages.

Two treatises that examine the legal issues that arose during the Hundred Years War.

About the Author
Dr Craig David Taylor is Lecturer at the University of York since 1998, having previously taught part-time at Oxford and Sheffield Universities. He is a fellow of the Societe de l'Histoire de France and of the Royal Historical Society.


Book Information
ISBN 9780521873901
Author Craig Taylor
Format Hardback
Page Count 318
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 502g
Dimensions(mm) 223mm * 147mm * 22mm