France in the making, 843-1180

France in the making, 843-1180 / Jean Dunbabin.

Covering the centuries between the disintegration of the Carolingian empire and the rise of the French monarchy, this book traces the long period of gestation that ended with the emergence of the kingdom of France as a political entity.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunbabin, Jean
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2000.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
To 1328
France.
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
France > History > To 987.
France > History > Capetians, 987-1328.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Maps and Figures
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction to the Second Edition
  • 1. 843-888
  • 2. Sources 888-987
  • 3. Formative trends in tenth-century political life
  • (a) Disintegration of royal authority
  • (b) The raids
  • 4. The Principalities
  • (a) The Princes
  • (b) Aristocratic resources
  • (c) Duchies and countries
  • (d) Tenth-century principalities: conclusions
  • (e) The rest of West Francia
  • 5. Aristocratic life 888-987
  • (a) Ruling families
  • (b) Ties of fidelity and vassalage
  • (c) The aristocracy and the church
  • 6. Sources 987-1108
  • 7. Formative trends in the eleventh-century political life
  • (a) Kingship
  • (b) Economic recovery
  • (c) Local consolidation
  • (d) The Peace of God
  • (e) Ecclesiastical reform
  • 8. The Principalities 987-1108
  • (a) The royal principality
  • (b) Duchies and countries
  • (c) The rest of France
  • (d) Conclusions
  • 9. Aristocratic life 987-1108
  • (a) The ruling class: its resources and means of self-agrandizement
  • (b) Feudal ties
  • (c) Ruling families
  • (d) Courts
  • 10. Sources 1108-1180
  • 11. Formative trends in twelfth-century political life
  • (a) The revival of royal power
  • (b) Communities
  • (c) The emergence of government
  • (d) Warfare and crusades
  • 12. The Principalities 1108-1180
  • (a) The royal principality
  • (b) Duchies and countries
  • (c) The Angevin Empire
  • (d) The rest of France
  • 13. Aristocratic life 1108-1180
  • (a) Feudalism
  • (b) The princes and the church
  • (c) The princes' dilemma
  • 14. Conclusion
  • Genealogical Tables
  • Notes
  • Further Reading
  • Additions to Further Reading
  • Index
  • Last Page.

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