«Recipe» for reforming the social and political life of late medieval France according to the «Great march Ordinance» of 1357
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of the article is to determine the features and key problems of the social and political life of late medieval France during the Hundred Years' War and the essence of the project of reforms reflected in the content of the “Great March Ordinance” of 1357. The scientific novelty is caused by the absence of special works on a specific issue in Ukrainian historiography and consists in an attempt to comprehensively analyze the project of reforming the social and political life of France in the middle of the 14th century. according to the “Great March Ordinance of 1357”. Conclusions. It was found that the acute problem of the internal political life of France during the Hundred Years' War was the effectiveness of the management system, in particular the abuse of power for one's own selfish interests, which undermined the foundations of the state’s security. The text of the “Great March Ordinance of 1357” repeatedly stated that all domestic political problems in France were caused by the irresponsibility and negligence of officials. That is why considerable attention in the document was devoted to the search for a recipe for reforming domestic political life, namely the management segment. It was also about finding mechanisms to prevent internal conspiracies and interpersonal struggles among the country's political elite of the time. However, since the ordinance was in effect for a short time - after the suppression in May - June 1358. Jaquerias The States General were deprived of their previously obtained powers, and in 1385 the royal authorities canceled the requirements of the ordinance, then the proposed reforms of the public administration system did not find their practical implementation in the context of a long-term perspective.
Author: Oleksandr Yuha
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412007146