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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,... Read more
List of Maps, Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. French Society in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries 2. Politics and Society: A Regional Vies 3. The Early Capetians, 987-1108 4. The Revival of Royal Power, 1108-1226 5. Louis IX: The Consolidation of Royal Power, 1226-70 6. The Last Capetians, 1270-1328: The Apogee of Royal Power 7. Conclusion Select bibliography Index
Biography
Elizabeth M Hallam
