Medieval Europe - Crisis and Renewal

Late Medieval Society: Politics (1x9)

Uitzenddatum: Mrt 22, 1996

Professor Ruiz introduces new political concepts formed in the late Middle Ages, including first steps toward the genesis of the nation state. Centralized monarchies emerged at the end of the 15th century in France and England as a result of crises that pushed thinkers and rulers to develop concepts of sovereignty.