Capetian France 987-1328
Capetian France 987-1328

Author: Elizabeth M Hallam

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-06

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1317877284

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In 987, when Hugh Capet took the throne of France, founding a dynasty which was to rule for over 300 years, his kingdom was weak and insignificant. But by 1100, the kingdom of France was beginning to dominate the cultural nd religious life of western Europe. In the centuries that followed, to scholars and to poets, to reforming churchmen and monks, to crusaders and the designers of churches, France was the hub of the universe. La douce France drew people like a magnet even though its kings were, until about 1200, comparatively insignificant figures. Then, thanks to the conquests and reforms of King Philip Augustus, France became a dominant force in political and economic terms as well, producing a saint-king, Louis IX, and in Philip IV, a ruler so powerful that he could dictate to popes and emperors. Spanning France's development across four centuries, Capetian France is a definitive book. This second edition has been carefully revised to take account of the very latest work, without losing the original book's popular balance between a compelling narrative and an fascinating examination of the period's main themes.

The Capetians
The Capetians

Author: Jim Bradbury

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2007-02-27

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0826435149

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Following the demise of the Carolingian dynasty in 987 the French lords chose Hugh Capet as their king. He was the founder of a dynasty that lasted until 1328. Although for much of this time, the French kings were weak, and the kingdom of France was much smaller than it later became, the Capetians nevertheless had considerable achievements and also produced outstanding rulers, including Philip Augustus and St Louis. This wide-ranging book throws fascinating light on the history of Medieval France and the development of European monarchy.

The Capetian Kings of France
The Capetian Kings of France

Author: Robert 1885-1966 Fawtier

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781014313034

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The Capetian Century, 1214 to 1314
The Capetian Century, 1214 to 1314

Author: William Chester Jordan

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9782503567198

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This volume provides a fresh look at the Capetian century (1214-1314), a period that changed the cultural and political fabric and laid the foundation for the modernisation of the medieval West. The period from the birth of Louis IX to the death of Philip the Fair is remarkable for a series of developments and accomplishments associated with the Capetian kings of France. Innovations in architecture, manuscript illumination, and music all helped shape the cultural fabric of French and European life. Administrative historians emphasize the development of political institutions that have been said to lay foundations of the modern State. 'Moral reform', partly in support of the crusading movement, led to various changes in policies toward Jews, prostitutes, heretics, and many other social groups. This volume brings together essays presented at the Capetian Century Conference held at Princeton University, commemorating two seminal anniversaries bracketing the 'Capetian Century' - the Battle of Bouvines (1214), and the death of Philip the Fair (1314).

France in the Middle Ages 987-1460
France in the Middle Ages 987-1460

Author: Georges Duby

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 1993-12-08

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780631189459

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In this book, now available in paperback, he examines the history of France from the rise of the Capetians in the mid-tenth century to the execution of Joan of Arc in the mid-fifteenth. He takes the evolution of power and the emergence of the French state as his central themes, and guides the reader through complex - and, in many respects, still unfamiliar, yet fascinating terrain. He describes the growth of the castle and the village, the building blocks of the new Western European civilization of the second millenium AD.

The Government of Philip Augustus
The Government of Philip Augustus

Author: John W. Baldwin

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1991-06-19

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 9780520911116

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In the thirteenth century the French kings won ascendancy over France, while France achieved political and cultural supremacy over western Europe. Based on French sources, this meticulously documented study provides an account of how Philip Augustus (1179-1223) brought about this transformation of royal power.

Philip Augustus
Philip Augustus

Author: Jim Bradbury

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-12-14

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1317899024

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This is the first major study in English of the reign of Philip Augustus who ruled France from 1180 - 1223. Outshone for posterity, by his flamboyant contemporaries, the Angevin family of Henry II and his feuding sons, Philip was in fact far more successful than any of them, astutely playing them off against each other and recovering for the French crown their vast estates in Northern France including Normandy itself. As well as reasserting the power of the Capetian monarchy, he was also leader of the Third Crusade. Drawing together all the threads in the life of one of France's most forceful rulers, this new study offers a study of the nature of monarchy in late medieval Europe as well as an insight into a subtle and secretive personality.

The Valois
The Valois

Author: Robert Knecht

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781852855222

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The house of Valois ruled France for 250 years, playing a crucial role in its establishment as a major European power. This extremely well-written and structured book will appeal to the general reader.

The Making of Saint Louis
The Making of Saint Louis

Author: Marianne Cecilia Gaposchkin

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780801445507

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M. Cecilia Gaposchkin reconstructs and analyzes the process that led to King Louis IX of France's canonization in 1297 and the consolidation and spread of his cult.

The French in the Kingdom of Sicily, 1266–1305
The French in the Kingdom of Sicily, 1266–1305

Author: Jean Dunbabin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-03-03

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1139500082

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Charles of Anjou's conquest of the Sicilian Regno in 1266 transformed relations between France and the kingdom of Sicily. This original study of contact and exchange in the Middle Ages explores the significance of the many cultural, religious and political exchanges between the two countries, arguing that the links were more diverse and stronger than simply the rulers' family connections. Jean Dunbabin shows how influence flowed as much from south to north as vice versa, and that France was strongly influenced by the experiences of those who returned after years of fighting in the Regno. As well as considering the experiences of notable crusading families, she sheds new light on the career of Robert II d'Artois, who virtually ruled the Regno for six years before returning to France to remodel the government of Artois. This comparative history of two societies offers an important perspective on medieval Western Europe.