MEDIEVAL "JOYOUS ENTRIES" ARE PARADES THAT UNITED KINGS AND SUBJECTS AROUND RULERS' CORONATIONS, WEDDINGS, VICTORIES OR VISITS
-- Parisian entries described: Annales, 1986 (in French)
They were happy moments. Notice the fool:
The Entry of Queen Isabeau of Bavaria to Paris on August 22 1389, "Froissart's Chronicles" / zoom
Trumpets. Banners. Tapestries or sumptuous cloths hang from windows. Quarrels about precedence. Free-flowing wine.
Halts for performances meant fun. Taking place at the same sites meant permanence:
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The Entry of Henri II, King of France, in Rouen, October 1 1550, 1557 / zoom
Notice the white horse.
- In the 17th, the name became royal entries. The parades began at Bastille or nearby and there were no halts or performances — the king was the show.
- Moving the meeting-place farther into the countryside reflects the growing number of participants and so the growth of the economy, the underlying reason for stronger royal power (discussed in History from Fresh Perspectives).
- In 1610, participants of Louis XIII's entry meet in front of the gate next to the Bastille fortress.
The Entry of Louis XIII in 1610 / zoom (please scroll down)
Louis XIII, age eight, wears adult dress as all children did.
- In 1628 the entry that celebrates the defeat of the Protestants comes together outside town (the heights in the background are those of Montmartre and Belleville).
Notice the Roman dress.
- In 1660 Louis XIV's entry unites so many people that it begins far to the east, where place de la Nation is now (please scroll down).
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To grasp the significance of changing the starting-point,
grasp the meaning of the original route.
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The path that linked kings with their ancestors
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