The Capetian Kings of France - Monarchy and Nation 987-1328

Macmillan & Co, 1965

This is primarily an introductory book for those beginning the serious study of medieval French history. As such, it is unique in that it rejects the traditional narrative approach in favour of a searching analysis of each aspect of Capetian rule in turn. A thorough discussion of the sources is followed by a series of biographical portraits of the Capetian kings and an account of the dynasty as a whole. Thereafter, Professor Fawtier discusses the functions and attributesof kingship, the royal domain, the machinery of royal government, the monarchy's relations with the nobility, clergy, townsmen and peasantry, and the fiefs of the grand vassals of the Crown, including those which the Norman and Angevin kings of England held in France...