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Families, Friends and Allies
Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, c.879-1160
Series: - The Northern World, Volume: 6
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This study offers a new model of political development for northern France through an analysis of the interrelationships between the counts of Boulogne and their neighbors in Flanders, Picardy, Normandy, and England. It also illuminates the little studied relations between less powerful counts and their neighboring territorial princes. Organized chronologically from the late ninth through mid-twelfth century, each chapter provides a political narrative and an analysis of the use of kinship and alliance (formal and informal) to govern and conduct politics. The final chapter examines the formation of reputation and identity of the comital family of Boulogne. The book is part of the larger debate on feudalism, the rise of government institutions, kinship and identity.
Heather J. Tanner, Ph.D. (1993) in History, University of California, Santa Barbara, is an Assistant Professor of History at The Ohio State University. She has published articles on concepts of office and governance, political history, and identity and reputation.
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List of Illustrations
Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
1.Introduction
2. The Erly Counts of Boulogne
3. The Elventh-Century Counts
4. Eustace III and his gradual amalgamation into the Anglo-Norman polity
5. The Apex of Boulonnais Power and the Fickleness of Fate
6. Noble by birth, more noble by their deeds and virtues
7. Conclusion
Genealogies
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
List of Illustrations
Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
1.Introduction
2. The Erly Counts of Boulogne
3. The Elventh-Century Counts
4. Eustace III and his gradual amalgamation into the Anglo-Norman polity
5. The Apex of Boulonnais Power and the Fickleness of Fate
6. Noble by birth, more noble by their deeds and virtues
7. Conclusion
Genealogies
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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