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Book SynopsisIn 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.
Trade Review"Superb ... a great historian offers a fresh interpretation of one of the formative periods of French history."
L'Histoire "Superb ... a pleasure to read ... an invaluable work of history and reference" La Voix du Nord
"Duby has already changed our conception of medieval Europe. Extensively illustrated, with clear and helpful genealogical tables, this is a boldly written book, impeccably translated by Juliet Vale, that will stimulate discussion among specialists and non=specialists alike." The Jerusalem Post
Table of ContentsTranslator's Note.
Foreword.
List of Illustrations.
List of Genealogical Tables.
Part I: The Inheritance: .
1. The Empire.
2. The Frankish People.
3. The Principalities.
4. Disturbances.
Part II: Lordship:.
5. The Village.
6. The Castle.
7. The Church.
8. King and Lord.
Part III: Origins of State and Nation:.
9. The Great Age of Progress.
10. Louis VII.
11. Philip Augustus.
12. The South.
13. The Thirteenth Century.
14. The Fourteenth Century.
15. The Maid of Orleans.
Epilogue.
Chronology.
Bibliography.
Index.
