Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated; Boydell Press; The Boydell Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 824
ISBN-13: 9781783272143
Subjects: Normandy (france), history, to 1515
Description: This book provides a comprehensive revision and analysis of Normandy, its rulers, and governance between the traditional date for the foundation of the duchy, 911, and the completion of the conquest led by Count Geoffrey V of the Angevins, 1144. It examines how the Norman dukes were able to establish and then to maintain themselves in their duchy, providing a new historical narrative in the process. It also explores the various tools that they used to promote and enforce their authority, from the recruitment of armies to the use of symbolism and emotions at court. In particular, it also seeks to come to terms with the practicalities of ducal power, and reveals that it was framed and promoted from the bottom up as much as from the top down.