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An exuberant account of the rise and fall of a mighty French dynasty... The breadth and depth of Firnhaber-Baker''s research are evident throughout, yet the narrative zings along at an enjoyable and very readable pace - HistoryExtra
A mighty, panoramic history Firnhaber-Baker does a real service for those with an interest in France and England alike by providing a dexterous and engrossing account, a treasury for anyone with an interest in the royal, political and religious worlds of the high medieval period - Daily Telegraph
The sweeping story of one of the great epics of Europe''s history: the rise and rise of the dynasty that dominated the Middle Ages
Starting in the tenth century from an insecure foothold around Paris, the Capetians built a nation that stretched from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and from the Rhône to the Pyrenees. They founded practices and institutions that endured until the Revolution, transformed Par
