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‘Sire, in the name of God, have pity on me’
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Disgrace was an intensely personal experience, the repudiation of a noble courtier or servant by a discontented sovereign, and yet for nearly a century after the outbreak of the wars of religion in 1560, it was as likely to be met by violence or an attempt at negotiation rather than obedience. This chapter charts the rise of a new model of a ‘perfect disgrace’, based on submission and obedience to royal commands by examining why nobles consciously rejected opportunities to take flight. It discusses the influence of Christian, Classical, and cultural models that helped to reshape noble responses to royal disfavour. It also sheds light on how individuals conceptualized disgrace, understood its causes, tried to make sense of it and sought, wherever possible, to escape from its clutches.
Title: ‘Sire, in the name of God, have pity on me’
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Disgrace was an intensely personal experience, the repudiation of a noble courtier or servant by a discontented sovereign, and yet for nearly a century after the outbreak of the wars of religion in 1560, it was as likely to be met by violence or an attempt at negotiation rather than obedience.
This chapter charts the rise of a new model of a ‘perfect disgrace’, based on submission and obedience to royal commands by examining why nobles consciously rejected opportunities to take flight.
It discusses the influence of Christian, Classical, and cultural models that helped to reshape noble responses to royal disfavour.
It also sheds light on how individuals conceptualized disgrace, understood its causes, tried to make sense of it and sought, wherever possible, to escape from its clutches.
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