Walled towns and the shaping of France
Subtitle: from the medieval to the early modern era
By: Michael Wolfe.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Subjects: City and town life -- France -- History; City walls -- Social aspects -- France -- History; Cities and towns -- France -- History; Fortification -- France -- History; Authority -- Social aspects -- France -- History; France -- Social life and customs; France -- History -- Medieval period, 987-1515; France -- History -- 16th century; France -- History -- Bourbons, 1589-1789
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Maps and Illustrations; title: pt. 1. The walls go up (900-1325); title: Urban legacies and early medieval trends; title: Lords and towns; title: Capetian expansion and new urbanism; title: pt. 2. The walls move outward (1325-1600); title: Bonnes Villes and the Hundred Years' War; title: Royal rulers and their towns; title: Walled towns during the wars of religion; title: pt. 3. The walls come down (1600-1750); title: State-building and urban fortifications; title: Opening cities, closing frontiers; title: Conclusion.