R1315thand16thC

Theme: The evolution of political parties, ideologies, and other forms of mass politics.

C. Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges (1438).

Charles VII of France was the first to create a permanent royal army by establishing regular companies of cavalry and archers, recruited paid and inspected b the State. He also published the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges in 1438. This asserted the superiority of a general council over the papacy, giving the French crown major control over the appointment of bishops; it also deprived the Pope of French ecclesiastical revenues. It also established Gallican, or French, liberties since it affirmed the special rights of the French crown over the Church. The greater control over the church and the army helped consolidate the authority of the French crown.

MLA:

McKay, John P. __A History of Western Society__. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003