Families, Friends and Allies
Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, c.879-1160
Biographical note
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.
Readership
Specialists, academic libraries, and advanced students interested in the political history of France, England and Belgium, the question of early medieval feudalism, the First Crusade, and identity and reputation.
Table of contents
Abbreviations
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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