One of the great epics of Europe's history, the story of the rise
and rise of the Capetian dynasty dominates the Middle Ages.
Starting in the tenth century from an insecure foothold around
Paris, they 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 Paris from a muddy backwater to a splendid metropole,
and popularised the fleur-de-lys, the lily, as the emblem of
France. Time and again, their opponents woefully misjudged who they
were up against as, through guile, ruthlessness, luck and marriage
the Capetians disposed of them all. This is their story, the story
of the most powerful kingdom in Christendom. It is a tale of
religious upheaval, heroism, adulterous affairs, holy wars, pogroms
and persecution. From Hugh Capet to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the
Capetians were men and women of vision and ambition, who considered
themselves chosen by God to fulfil a great destiny. If they were
mistaken in their assumptions and merciless in their methods, in
one respect they were right. They did not simply rule France: they
created it. House of Lilies is a highly enjoyable, state-of-the-art
account of this extraordinary sequence of events, set against one
of the great eras in the history of western Europe, a time of
remarkable culture efflorescence. Justine Firnhaber-Baker
brilliantly conveys not only the sheer glamour of the French court,
but also the intellectual achievements, the battles, and the
centrality of religion, as well as the series of catastrophes that
led to the dynasty's ultimate demise.
General
| Imprint: |
Allen Lane
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2024 |
| Authors: |
Justine Firnhaber-Baker
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| Dimensions: |
240 x 156 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-55277-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-241-55277-X |
| Barcode: |
9780241552773 |
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