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Londin: Allen Lane, 2024. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. From Hugh Capet to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Capetians were men and women of vision and ambition, who considered themselves chosen by God to fulfil a great destiny. They did not simply rule France: they created it. House of Lilies is a highly enjoyable account of this extraordinary sequence of events, set against one of the great eras in the history of western Europe. 448pp..
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- Title House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France
- Author Justine Firnhaber-Baker
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Allen Lane
- ISBN 9780241552773 / 024155277X
- Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
- Dimensions 9.45 x 6.15 x 0.88 in (24.00 x 15.62 x 2.24 cm)
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Hardback. New. <p><b>The sweeping story of one of the great epics of Europe's history: the rise and rise of the dynasty that dominated the Middle Ages<br /></b><br />Starting in the tenth century from an insecure foothold around Paris, the Capetians built a nation that stretched from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and from the Rhône to the Pyrenees. They founded practices and institutions that endured until the Revolution, transformed Paris from a muddy backwater to a splendid metropole, and popularized the fleur-de-lys, the lily, as the emblem of France. Time and again, their opponents woefully misjudged who they were up against, as through guile, ruthlessness, luck and marriage the Capetians disposed of them all.<br /><br />This is the story of the most powerful kingdom in Christendom. It is a tale of religious upheaval, heroism, adulterous affairs, holy wars, pogroms and persecution. From Hugh Capet to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the…
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