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001 2010048070
003 DLC
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008 101123s2011 enk b 001 0deng
010 $a 2010048070
020 $a9780521198783 (hardback)
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050 00 $aDG867.299$b.D86 2011
082 00 $a945/.804$222
084 $aHIS010000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aDunbabin, Jean.
245 14 $aThe French in the kingdom of Sicily, 1266-1305 /$cJean Dunbabin.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axi, 312 p. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"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 new perspective on medieval Western Europe"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $apt. 1. Means of communication -- Routes and journeys -- Meetings, embassies, and correspondence -- The movement of money -- pt. 2. Indirect channels of communication -- Indirect channels of communication -- pt. 3. Settlers in the Regno -- Robert II d'Artois -- The Dampierres, the Comital family of Flanders -- Other French aristocratic families -- Foundations and degrees of French aristocratic commitment to the Angevin regime in the Regno -- The French experience in the Regno -- pt. 4. Cultural and political impacts on France -- A royal ideology--the saintly family -- Religious politics and practices -- The universities of Naples and Paris -- Medicine and science -- Law -- Administrative practices -- Navy and army -- Literature -- Epilogue: Spurs to remembering.
651 0 $aSicily (Italy)$xHistory$y1194-1282.
651 0 $aSicily (Italy)$xHistory$y1282-1409.
651 0 $aFrance$xRelations$zItaly$zSicily.
651 0 $aSicily (Italy)$xRelations$zFrance.
650 0 $aFrench$zItaly$zSicily$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aIntercultural communication$zItaly$zSicily$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aAcculturation$zItaly$zSicily$xHistory$yTo 1500.
651 0 $aFrance$xHistory$y13th century$vBiography.
650 0 $aAristocracy (Social class)$zFrance$vBiography.
600 00 $aRobert$bII,$cd'Artois,$d1250-1302.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / General$2bisacsh.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/98783/cover/9780521198783.jpg