A fresh introduction to the political history of late medieval France duing the turbulent period of the Hundred Years' War, taking into account the social, economic and religious contexts. Graeme Small considers not just the monarchy but also prelates, noble networks and the emerging municipalities in this new analysis.
GRAEME SMALL is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow, UK.
AcknowledgementsNote on MoneyMapsGenealogyIntroductionRuling the French in the Late Middle AgesRural France, c.1300-1500Royal France, c.1328-1380Royal France, c.1380-1461Municipal France, c.1300-1500EpilogueFurther ReadingNotesIndex.
'A very good book which deals with its subject in a clear, thorough, well-organized, and distinctive manner.' - Jonathan Boulton, University of Notre Dame, USA '[T]his is a very useful textbook, which successfully performs its avowed function of bringing together recent French literature and making it accessible to an English-speaking audience.' - Caroline Burt, MEDIUM AeVUM