Moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. Stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous Charles de Bourgogne (1465–1477)

In the collective imagination as in historiography, the figure of Charles the Bold continues to be associated with the violent sacks of Dinant (1466) and Liège (1468), the burning and pillaging of Normandy (1472), and the execution of the garrisons of Nesle (1472) and Grandson (1476), events often c...

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Hlavní autor: Depreter, Michael
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spelling cairn-RMA_211_0041RMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2015-1-page-41?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.211.0041 Moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. Stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous Charles de Bourgogne (1465–1477) Depreter, Michael2015 Burgundian NetherlandsCharles the Boldjusticelaws of warpropagandafre Le Moyen Âge | CXXI | 1 | 2015-07-09 | p. 41-69 | 0027-2841 RMA_21156 In the collective imagination as in historiography, the figure of Charles the Bold continues to be associated with the violent sacks of Dinant (1466) and Liège (1468), the burning and pillaging of Normandy (1472), and the execution of the garrisons of Nesle (1472) and Grandson (1476), events often considered the perfect expression of the Duke of Burgundy’s cruelty. However, beyond political and strategic imperatives, the medieval customs of war reveal the ethics of a prince who applied the letter of the law. Anxious to avenge the insults sustained at places that “unreasonably” resisted both him and his army, the prince commanded not only the acts of justice administered by his soldiers, but also acts of propaganda manifesting his majesty and military power in the eyes of contemporaries. Once efficient, this propaganda was successfully undermined during the Burgundian Wars largely due to the efforts of his Swiss adversaries who disseminated a truncated version of the facts, painting the Duke as unjust and cruel and exhorting his enemies to resist.Cairn free access
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topic Burgundian Netherlands
Charles the Bold
justice
laws of war
propaganda
spellingShingle Burgundian Netherlands
Charles the Bold
justice
laws of war
propaganda
Depreter, Michael
Moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. Stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous Charles de Bourgogne (1465–1477)
topic_facet Burgundian Netherlands
Charles the Bold
justice
laws of war
propaganda
description In the collective imagination as in historiography, the figure of Charles the Bold continues to be associated with the violent sacks of Dinant (1466) and Liège (1468), the burning and pillaging of Normandy (1472), and the execution of the garrisons of Nesle (1472) and Grandson (1476), events often considered the perfect expression of the Duke of Burgundy’s cruelty. However, beyond political and strategic imperatives, the medieval customs of war reveal the ethics of a prince who applied the letter of the law. Anxious to avenge the insults sustained at places that “unreasonably” resisted both him and his army, the prince commanded not only the acts of justice administered by his soldiers, but also acts of propaganda manifesting his majesty and military power in the eyes of contemporaries. Once efficient, this propaganda was successfully undermined during the Burgundian Wars largely due to the efforts of his Swiss adversaries who disseminated a truncated version of the facts, painting the Duke as unjust and cruel and exhorting his enemies to resist.
author Depreter, Michael
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title Moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. Stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous Charles de Bourgogne (1465–1477)
title_short Moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. Stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous Charles de Bourgogne (1465–1477)
title_full Moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. Stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous Charles de Bourgogne (1465–1477)
title_fullStr Moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. Stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous Charles de Bourgogne (1465–1477)
title_full_unstemmed Moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. Stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous Charles de Bourgogne (1465–1477)
title_sort moult cruaultéz et inhumanitéz y furent faictes. stratégie, justice et propagande de guerre sous charles de bourgogne (1465–1477)
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