The Feudal World North of the Bassin Parisian : places of power, resorts of command. Formation of the seigneuries (castles, villages)
Philippe Thuillot
The debates between historians who study the feudal period,10th-12thc., relate on seigneurie castrale, its appearance, development, but with one presupposition: appearance of castles translates crisis public authority, scattering in hands aristocracy for which become instruments domination, year 1000 marking a decisive stage this process. thesis tries to bring elements discussion by castle phenomenon formation castles, shapes fortifications, their role, evolution. Their establishment and functions make it possible new light what is châtellenie, setting prospect long term, since first millenium. evolution villa rurale constitutes chapter understand seigneurie, rights functions, various actors creation seigneuries. In second part, families evolving resorts makes origin counts, lords garrisons castles. It integrated firmly debate knighthood : men, soldiers fortune, or heirs Carolingian aristocracy. behavior also studied, evolutions kinships. They are impacted extension feodo-vassalic links more every aspect life, inheritances freehold possessions. “feudal” society clarify passage from castle, holder power, residence an locus tenseness rural populations as soon the14th century. seeks establish if there were actually “change” eve 1000, was evolutionary process term.