Charles I of Anjou: Power, Kingship and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Europe

by Jean Dunbabin

Overview

Charles I of Anjou (1225-85), brother of St Louis, was one of the most controversial figures of thirteenth-century Europe. A royal adventurer, who carved out a huge Mediterranean power block, as ruler of Provence, Jerusalem and the kingdom of Naples as well as Anjou, he changed for good the political configuration of the Mediterranean world - even though his ambitions were fatally undermined by the revolt of the Sicilian Vespers. Jean Dunbabin's study - the first in English for 40 years - reassesses Charles's extraordinary career, his pivotal role in the crusades and in military reform, trading, diplomacy, learning and the arts, and finds a more remarkable figure than the ruthless thug of conventional historiography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317890775
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/16/2014
Series:	ISSN
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	920 KB

About the Author

Jean Dunbabin

Table of Contents

Aknowledgements.
Note on names.
Abbreviations.

PART ONE: The Man.

The Prince.
The Capetian.

PART TWO: The Dominions.

The French Lands.
Provence.
The Regno.
The Rest of Italy.
The Mediterranean World.
The Sicilian Vespers.
An Empire?

PART THREE: Policies.

The Papacy.
The Church.
The Economy.
The Army and Navy.

PART FOUR: Court Life and Culture.

Family and Familia.
Chivalry and Display.
Literature, Art and Architecture.
Learning.
Personal Piety.
Genealogical Table.
map.
Bibliography.
Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...Dunbabin has crafted an excellent introduction to the man and pointed the way to much-need further research" Journal of Ecclesiastical History "Dunbabin has performed a signal service, synthesizing succintly a wealth of scholarship on his [Charles I] life, (...) and providing a well-balanced account, securely grounded in surviving documentation, which students and teachers alike will find instructive." English historical review, 1999

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