About this title: 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 ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ADDISON WESLEY PUB CO INC
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780582404281ISBN:0582404282
Description: New. When Hugh Capet took the throne of France in 987, his kingdom was weak and insignificant, but from an inauspicious beginning he founded a dynasty that was to last over 300 years and came to dominate western Europe. By 1100, France was already the hub... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780582404281ISBN:0582404282
Description: New. Spanning the development of France across four centuries, the second edition of this definitive history has been carefully revised to take account of the very latest research, without losing the original book' s balance between a compelling narrative... read more
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