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Autore |
Tanner Heather |
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Titolo |
Families, friends, and allies : Boulogne and politics in northern France and England, c. 879-1160 / / Heather Tanner |
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Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004 |
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1-280-46778-9 |
9786610467785 |
1-4237-1418-0 |
90-474-0255-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiv, 399 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) History To 1500 |
Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) Politics and government To 1500 |
France Politics and government 987-1328 |
France Relations Great Britain |
Great Britain Relations France |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1.Introduction -- 2. The Erly Counts of Boulogne -- 3. The Elventh-Century Counts -- 4. Eustace III and his gradual amalgamation into the Anglo-Norman polity -- 5. The Apex of Boulonnais Power and the Fickleness of Fate -- 6. Noble by birth, more noble by their deeds and virtues -- 7. Conclusion -- Genealogies -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study offers a new model of political development for northern France through an analysis of the interrelationships between the counts of Boulogne and their neighbors in Flanders, Picardy, Normandy, and England. It also illuminates the little studied relations between less powerful counts and their neighboring territorial princes. Organized chronologically from the late ninth through mid-twelfth century, each chapter provides a political narrative and an analysis of the use of kinship and alliance (formal and informal) to govern and conduct politics. The final chapter examines the formation of reputation and |
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