Late Medieval France [Paperback]

A fresh introduction to the political history of late medieval France duing the turbulent period of the Hundred Years' War, taking into account the social, economic and religious contexts. Graeme Small considers not just the monarchy but also prelates, noble networks and the emerging municipalities in this new analysis.

Acknowledgements.- Note on Money.- Maps.- Genealogy.- Introduction.- Ruling the French in the Late Middle Ages.- Rural France, c.1300-1500.- Royal France, c.1328-1380.- Royal France, c.1380-1461.- Municipal France, c.1300-1500.- Epilogue.- Further Reading.- Notes.- Index.

GRAEME SMALL is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow, UK.A new analysis of late medieval France, and one of the first singleauthored texts in English on the subject in forty years
Explores political change during the period but also takes into account the social, economic and religious contexts
Provides a fresh appraisal of the sources and historiography of French history, and synthesises a range of French scholarship for the Anglophone reader