
- 172 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
The first full length study in English to examine the life and the afterlife of Agnès Sorel (1428–1450), a favourite of King Charles VII of France, and first in the long genealogy of French royal mistresses.
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Table of contents
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction. Why a New Study of Agnès Sorel?
- Part One. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT AGNÈS SOREL AND HOW WE KNOW IT
- Chapter One. Who Was Agnès Sorel?
- Chapter Two. The Primary Sources
- Chapter Three. The First Royal Mistress in Historical Context
- Part Two THE SPECTACULAR AFTERLIFE OF AGNÈS SOREL
- Figure 1: Jean Fouquet, “Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim.”
- Chapter Four. Communicative Memory
- Chapter Five. Cultural Memory: Agnès as Celebrity
- Chapter Six. Agnès la Gallante
- Chapter Seven. History, Gallantry, and National Identity
- Conclusion. Agnès Sorel, Modern Celebrity
- Bibliography
- Index