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Privileges and novelties: the political discourse of the Flemish cities and rural districts in their negotiations with the dukes of Burgundy (1384–1506)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2008

JAN DUMOLYN
JAN DUMOLYN*
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Department of Medieval History, University of Ghent, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Abstract:

During the negotiations with their Flemish subjects, the Burgundian dukes generally asked for taxes or military aid, while their subjects demanded the confirmation of privileges and the political and economic stability necessary for trade and industry to flourish. In this analysis of the institutionalized bargaining sessions between cities, rural districts and the dukes in Flanders, it will be shown that a specific political discourse developed among the Flemish delegates, that can be considered ‘corporatist’ or ‘communalist’.

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Urban History , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , May 2008 , pp. 5 - 23
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