3
Rise of the nation-state.
§
Increase in the
geographic extent of
dominions.
§
Overcoming “medieval
particularism.”
§
“Shakeout” and fiscal
crisis among rulers.
§
Search for new sources
of revenue leads to
institutional change.
Increase in the MES of military technology.
The Battle of Crécy (1346). Jean Froissart,
Chronicles.
Flanders, 15th Century.
Biblioth
è
que Nationale de France.
