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Hardcover. The History written by Richer of Saint-Rmi (ca. 9501000) is one of the Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
The History written by Richer of Saint-Rémi (ca. 950-1000) is one of the only contemporary narrative sources for the history of France in the tenth century, a tumultuous period in which the Carolingian and Capetian dynasties fought for control of the throne while Viking raiders inflicted chaos upon the realm, and ambitious nobles expanded their own power at the expense of the monarchy. Besides describing the battles, betrayals and shifting allegiances that characterised tenth-century political culture, and providing accounts of the major ecclesiastical disputes of his day, Richer's history contains the only contemporary account of the life and career of ... Read more
The History written by Richer of Saint-Rémi (ca. 950-1000) is one of the only contemporary narrative sources for the history of France in the tenth century, a tumultuous period in which the Carolingian and Capetian dynasties fought for control of the throne while Viking raiders inflicted chaos upon the realm, and ambitious nobles expanded their own power at the expense of the monarchy. Besides describing the battles, betrayals and shifting allegiances that characterised tenth-century political culture, and providing accounts of the major ecclesiastical disputes of his day, Richer's history contains the only contemporary account of the life and career of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813221250
SKU
V9780813221250
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About Lake
Justin Lake is assistant professor of classics at Texas A&M University, USA.
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