Lordship and Feudalism in the Middle Ages by Guy Fourquin, Ir... - 9781041004134

Lordship and Feudalism in the Middle AgesAuthor(s): Guy Fourquin, Iris Lytton Sells, A.L. Lytton Sells\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041004134, 978-1041004134\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in English in 1976, this book shed new light upon a dark aspect of a dark age in the social history of Europe. The book discusses and makes clear the differences between the feudal and seigneurial organisation of society that developed with the disintegration of the State which followed the enormous enlargement of the Empire under Charlemagne. The author bases his analysis mainly upon the French experience but draws his evidence from England, Germany, Italy and Spain. Lucid and enlightening, this book will be of interest to students of medieval history.