The French in the Kingdom of Sicily, 1266-1305

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Hardcover
2011
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Charles of Anjou's conquest of the Sicilian Regno in 1266 transformed relations between France and the kingdom of Sicily. This original study of contact and exchange in the Middle Ages explores the significance of the many cultural, religious and political exchanges between the two countries, arguing that the links were more diverse and stronger than simply the rulers' family connections. Jean Dunbabin shows how influence flowed as much from south to north as vice versa, and that France was strongly influenced by the experiences of those who returned after years of fighting in the Regno. As well as considering the experiences of notable crusading families, she sheds new light on the career of Robert II d'Artois, who virtually ruled the Regno for six years before returning to France to remodel the government of Artois. This comparative history of two societies offers an important perspective on medieval Western Europe.

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Charles of Anjou's conquest of the Sicilian Regno in 1266 transformed relations between France and the kingdom of Sicily. This original study of contact and exchange in the Middle Ages explores the significance of the many cultural, religious and political exchanges between the two countries, arguing that the links were more diverse and stronger than simply the rulers' family connections. Jean Dunbabin shows how influence flowed as much from south to north as vice versa, and that France was strongly influenced by the experiences of those who returned after years of fighting in the Regno. As well as considering the experiences of notable crusading families, she sheds new light on the career of Robert II d'Artois, who virtually ruled the Regno for six years before returning to France to remodel the government of Artois. This comparative history of two societies offers an important perspective on medieval Western Europe.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 330
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03 Mar 2011
ISBN 10: 052119878X
ISBN 13: 9780521198783
Book Overview: This original study of medieval contact and exchange explores the diverse connections between France and the kingdom of Sicily.

Media Reviews

'Amongst the many excellent features worth highlighting is the book's discussion of the role of Robert II d'Artois. This reflects a profound knowledge of the sources, both printed and archival ... an extremely important work. It is a model of comparative history, and offers historians of late medieval France important new ways of thinking about the reigns of the later Capetians.' Chris Jones, Parergon: Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Amongst the many excellent features worth highlighting is the book's discussion of the role of Robert II d'Artois. This reflects a profound knowledge of the sources, both printed and archival...an extremely important work. It is a model of comparative history, and offers historians of late medieval France important new ways of thinking about the reigns of the later Capetians. Chris Jones, Parergon - Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
...interdisciplinary and innovative... -Steven A. Epstein, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Author Bio

Jean Dunbabin is a Senior Research Fellow at St Anne's College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Her previous publications include Charles I of Anjou: Power, Kingship and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Europe (1998) and Captivity and Imprisonment in Western Europe, 1000-1300 (2002).