| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 798 pages) : illustrations, maps, genealogical table |
| Contents |
Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; A Note on the Text; Maps; Introduction; Part I. Conquest, Concession, Conversion and Competition: Building the Duchy of Normandy; 1. Settlement and Survival: Normandy in the Tenth Century, 911-96; 2. Expansion: Normandy and its Dukes in the Eleventh Century, 996-1087; 3. Sibling Rivalry: Normandy under the Conqueror's Heirs, 1087-1144; 4. Holier Than Thou: The Dukes and the Church; 5. Sovereigns, Styles, and Scribes; Part II. The Minister of God; 6. Lonely at the Top: The Duke and his Executive Authority |
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7. The Duke and the Court: The Display and Experience of Power8. The Chief Purpose of our Government: The Dukes and Justice; 9. Movements, Messengers, Mandates, and Minions; 10. Accounting for Power: Ducal Finance; 11. Strength in Depth: The Dukes and their Knights, Castles, and Armies; Conclusion; Timeline; Bibliography; Index of People and Places; Index of Subjects |
| Summary |
This book provides a comprehensive revision and analysis of Normandy, its rulers, and governance between the traditional date for the foundation of the duchy, 911, and the completion of the conquest led by Count Geoffrey V of the Angevins, 1144. It examines how the Norman dukes were able to establish and then to maintain themselves in their duchy, providing a new historical narrative in the process. It also explores the various tools that they used to promote and enforce their authority, from the recruitment of armies to the use of symbolism and emotions at court. In particular, it also seeks to come to terms with the practicalities of ducal power, and reveals that it was framed and promoted from the bottom up as much as from the top down |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 706-750) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Akademische Verbindung Normannia Tübingen gnd |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
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Politics and government
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Herrschaft
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| SUBJECT |
Normandy (France) -- History -- To 1515.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092426
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Normandy (France) -- Politics and government -- History -- To 1500
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| Subject |
France -- Normandy
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Normandie
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787440234 |
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1787440230 |
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