Book contents
- Empire of Fear
- Empire of Fear
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Estates General
- 2 From Commonwealth to State
- 3 Retail Politics in Bailiwick and Local Assemblies
- 4 Civic Government
- 5 Provincial Estates
- 6 Puissance Absolue
- 7 The Commonwealth in the Shadows
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - From Commonwealth to State
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 November 2025
Book contents
- Empire of Fear
- Empire of Fear
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Estates General
- 2 From Commonwealth to State
- 3 Retail Politics in Bailiwick and Local Assemblies
- 4 Civic Government
- 5 Provincial Estates
- 6 Puissance Absolue
- 7 The Commonwealth in the Shadows
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines political discourse at various meetings of the Estates General between 1561 and 1589. it shows the evolution from an emphasis on the common good (bien public) to the good of the state (bien détat). This new language of the royal state was introduced in the 1576 meeting at Blois, but it became even more widely used in the 1588–1589 meeting of the Estates General, also at Blois.
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- Empire of FearFrom Monarchical Commonwealth to French Royal State, 1561–1651, pp. 72 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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