Philip Augustus
Title | Philip Augustus PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Bradbury |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 508 |
Release | 2015-12-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317899024 |
This is the first major study in English of the reign of Philip Augustus who ruled France from 1180 - 1223. Outshone for posterity, by his flamboyant contemporaries, the Angevin family of Henry II and his feuding sons, Philip was in fact far more successful than any of them, astutely playing them off against each other and recovering for the French crown their vast estates in Northern France including Normandy itself. As well as reasserting the power of the Capetian monarchy, he was also leader of the Third Crusade. Drawing together all the threads in the life of one of France's most forceful rulers, this new study offers a study of the nature of monarchy in late medieval Europe as well as an insight into a subtle and secretive personality.
The Deeds of Philip Augustus
Title | The Deeds of Philip Augustus PDF eBook |
Author | Rigord |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2022-06-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1501763164 |
The first full English translation of Rigord's Gesta Philippi Augusti, The Deeds of Philip Augustus makes available to Anglophone readers the most important narrative account of the reign of King Philip II of France (r. 1180–1223), a critical source about this pivotal figure in the development of the medieval French monarchy and an intriguing window into many aspects of the broader twelfth century. Rigord wrote his chronicle in Latin, covering the first two-thirds of Philip II's reign, including such events as Philip's fateful expulsion of the Jews in 1182, his departure on the Third Crusade in 1190, his governmental innovations, and his victory over King John of England. As Philip II transformed French royal power, Rigord transformed contemporary writing about the nature of that power. Presented in a lively and readable translation framed by an introduction that contextualizes the text and accompanied by annotations, maps, and illustrations, The Deeds of Philip Augustus makes one of the most important documents of twelfth-century France available to a wide new readership.
The Government of Philip Augustus
Title | The Government of Philip Augustus PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Baldwin |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 648 |
Release | 1991-06-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520911116 |
In the thirteenth century the French kings won ascendancy over France, while France achieved political and cultural supremacy over western Europe. Based on French sources, this meticulously documented study provides an account of how Philip Augustus (1179-1223) brought about this transformation of royal power.
Philip Augustus
Title | Philip Augustus PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Bradbury |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2015-12-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317899032 |
This is the first major study in English of the reign of Philip Augustus who ruled France from 1180 - 1223. Outshone for posterity, by his flamboyant contemporaries, the Angevin family of Henry II and his feuding sons, Philip was in fact far more successful than any of them, astutely playing them off against each other and recovering for the French crown their vast estates in Northern France including Normandy itself. As well as reasserting the power of the Capetian monarchy, he was also leader of the Third Crusade. Drawing together all the threads in the life of one of France's most forceful rulers, this new study offers a study of the nature of monarchy in late medieval Europe as well as an insight into a subtle and secretive personality.
Philip Augustus
Title | Philip Augustus PDF eBook |
Author | William Holden Hutton |
Publisher | London : Macmillan ; New York : Macmillan |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | France |
ISBN |
The Deeds of Philip Augustus
Title | The Deeds of Philip Augustus PDF eBook |
Author | Rigord |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2022-06-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1501763172 |
The first full English translation of Rigord's Gesta Philippi Augusti, The Deeds of Philip Augustus makes available to Anglophone readers the most important narrative account of the reign of King Philip II of France (r. 1180–1223), a critical source about this pivotal figure in the development of the medieval French monarchy and an intriguing window into many aspects of the broader twelfth century. Rigord wrote his chronicle in Latin, covering the first two-thirds of Philip II's reign, including such events as Philip's fateful expulsion of the Jews in 1182, his departure on the Third Crusade in 1190, his governmental innovations, and his victory over King John of England. As Philip II transformed French royal power, Rigord transformed contemporary writing about the nature of that power. Presented in a lively and readable translation framed by an introduction that contextualizes the text and accompanied by annotations, maps, and illustrations, The Deeds of Philip Augustus makes one of the most important documents of twelfth-century France available to a wide new readership.
The Dukes of Normandy
Title | The Dukes of Normandy PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Duncan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 1839 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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