Government, law and society
Raoul van Caenegem
The student of political action and thought from the Carolingian age to ‘renaissance twelfth century’ will naturally concentrate on development monarchy feudalism. It is, after all, in this period that ‘feudal monarchy’ – use a phrase given wide circulation by Petit-Dutaillis’ classic work is said have flourished. first part chapter therefore seek unravel main lines built Carolingians eighth ninth centuries. This underwent an eclipse verging total collapse during tenth eleventh centuries, was followed number successors, direct ancestors national states modern Europe. second third parts what follows deal with manorialism feudalism respectively, aim establishing their role importance period. Monarchical government Empire its disintegration starting point analysis historic fact founded great multiracial state which comprised all western Christendom except British Isles gave mainly Romanic Germanic peoples stability peace such as they had not known since before days invasions. pax Francorum result original mixture Mediterranean elements, strongly influenced Christian ideas based prestige house Charlemagne.
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