[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch16z1:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","High Middle Ages","Plena Edad Media","hannibal-alpes","987 → 1453",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","/assets/p5-moyen-age-classique-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p5ch16","John II the Good: Captivity, Internal Crisis, and the Treaty of Brétigny (1350–1364)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch16z1","1350: John II's Accession and the Assertion of Authority","\u003Cp>John II succeeds Philip VI in \u003Cstrong>1350\u003C/strong>. He inherits a kingdom tested by hardship: the first phase of war favorable to the English (from Crécy to Calais), truces linked to the plague, finances under strain, and a fragile society. The crown of the Valois remains contested, notably by England and Navarre.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏛️ Governing in Urgency\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The king must simultaneously finance the war effort, contain insecurity, and reassure cities and countryside. Monetary and fiscal choices become central: each tax levy or currency mutation can trigger resistance.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧭 Legitimacy and the Staging of Power\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In an anxious kingdom, ceremony and the rhythm of formal events matter: coronation, solemn entry, knightings, and distribution of honors are all tools for consolidating loyalties. John II thus begins his reign with a strategy of affirmation, at the moment when his rivals observe and seek to exploit Valois fragility.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 To Remember\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>1350: dynastic continuity, but weakened authority.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Fiscal policy and currency become major political subjects.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The accession is also a battle of legitimacy against contestations.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"John II succeeds Philip VI in 1350 . He inherits a kingdom tested by hardship: the first phase of war favorable to the English (from Crécy to Calais), truces",1778543136638]