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Medieval France. An initial chapter on geography serves as a setting both for this and for the companion volume on Modern France. The volume is the work of ten writers, of whom, as was inevitable, a considerable majority are Frenchmen. To the ready and generous cooperation of these latter special thanks are due, particularly to M. Langlois, to whom the heaviest task has fallen. In his chapter on the political history of France the reader may trace the gradual development of the monarchy from Hugh Capet, who had practically no power outside his own province of the I le-de-F rance and the neighbouring districts, to Charles VHI, of whom, while still a boy, Philippe de Commines declared.that he was more feared and better obeyed and served by his subjects than any other prince on the earth. He said this with reference to the meeting of the States-G eneral at Tours in 1484, which, representing, as it did, every province except Brittany, gave a signal proof of that unity which has ever since been France sgreatest strength. A nother feature, besides the growth of monarchy and national unity, which cannot fail to impress itself on the reader of M. Langlois schapter is the marvellous recuperative power shown by France after the Hundred Years War. In an arresting passage M.
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- ÉditeurHardpress Publishing
- Date d'édition2012
- ISBN 10 1290510911
- ISBN 13 9781290510912
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages512
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