Au-delà des miroirs ou de l’autre côté : le Charles vii de Jean Juvénal des Ursins
Franck Collard
During Charles vii’s reign the number of political specula tended to decrease; many authors however continued offer king a mirror in which he could see what action had take such troubled times. Writings produced by Jean Juvénal des Ursins on different occasions convey double image kingship. On one hand, an idealised kingship that carried out « poesté modérée » (moderate power) advocated clerical reformers ; other darker picture, reflected hesitant, careless and passive man who was not really king. This dark side aimed urge do his duty according old Carolingian tradition, but without undermining majesty monarch.
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