Crown and Government
John W. Baldwin
The extant royal charters and the historiography of St-Denis offer a perspective on Capetians that was highly configured by ecclesiastical concerns. From their Robertian origins proclaimed dynastic rights to crown. Louis VI VII announced new policy towards commercial groups who converged upon towns in northern France spurred revival trade at turn eleventh century. Except for attention townspeople Suger's ideological formulations introduced few governmental innovations. Overshadowed might Anglo-Norman-Angevins, Philip Augustus reluctant respond call Third Crusade. As an aftermath Bouvines, last decade Philip's reign may be characterized expected fruits victory: peace, prosperity re-expression ideology. Bouvines represented victory Capetian king Franks over Roman emperor.
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