Course of French History

Name: Course of French History
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This stimulating one-volume history traces the social and economic evolution of France as a nation from 987 to the present day. > This stimulating one-volume history traces the social and economic evolution of France as a nation from the founding of the monarchy in 987, to the present day.Against a background of structural change, Goubert etches a vivid account of key events and personalities. His perspective is a popular one, and his main interest is in how political events and famous people affect the nation as a whole. The book incorporates the findings and perspectives of recent monographic studies with clarity and precision, but it is Goubert's own judgements, direct, forceful and iconoclastic, which make this an invaluable text. > List of genealogies, List of maps, 1. France under the early Capetians: 987\u20131180, 2. The apogee of medieval France: the thirteenth century, 1180\u20131314, 3. The misfortunes of the fourteenth century, 4. The fifteenth century: a kingdom rew