Charles I of Anjou: Power, Kingship and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Europe - Brossura

Dunbabin, Jean

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0582253705 ISBN 13: 9780582253704

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1998

Riassunto

Charles I of Anjou (1225-85), brother of St Louis, was one of the most controversial figures of thirteenth-century Europe. A royal adventurer, who carved out a huge Mediterranean power block, as ruler of Provence, Jerusalem and the kingdom of Naples as well as Anjou, he changed for good the political configuration of the Mediterranean world - even though his ambitions were fatally undermined by the revolt of the Sicilian Vespers. Jean Dunbabin's study - the first in English for 40 years - reassesses Charles's extraordinary career, his pivotal role in the crusades and in military reform, trading, diplomacy, learning and the arts, and finds a more remarkable figure than the ruthless thug of conventional historiography.

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Recensione:

"...Dunbabin has crafted an excellent introduction to the man and pointed the way to much-need further research" Journal of Ecclesiastical History "Dunbabin has performed a signal service, synthesizing succintly a wealth of scholarship on his [Charles I] life, (...) and providing a well-balanced account, securely grounded in surviving documentation, which students and teachers alike will find instructive." English historical review, 1999

Contenuti:

Aknowledgements.
Note on names.
Abbreviations.
 
PART ONE: The Man.
 
The Prince.
The Capetian.
 
PART TWO: The Dominions.
 
The French Lands.
Provence.
The Regno.
The Rest of Italy.
The Mediterranean World.
The Sicilian Vespers.
An Empire?
 
PART THREE: Policies.
 
The Papacy.
The Church.
The Economy.
The Army and Navy.
 
PART FOUR: Court Life and Culture.
 
Family and Familia.
Chivalry and Display.
Literature, Art and Architecture.
Learning.
Personal Piety.
Genealogical Table.
map.
Bibliography.
Index.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0582253705
• ISBN 13: 9780582253704
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 264