The Perche and its Counts; the Perche in the making, 1000-1100; Rotrou the Great (1099-1144);Rotrou the Less (1144-1191);Geoffrey III;The Perche in the Kingdom of France, 1202-1226; the Rotrou Counts and England, 1100-1226.
Dr Kathleen Thompson is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield.
An invaluable study of one county and one family, the Rotrous, in
north central France that helps us better understand the medieval
world.
*MEDIEVAL WARFARE*
Touches on important aspects of the history of both [France and
England], and makes a serious contribution to our understanding of
the period.
*HISTORY*
Important for all historians interested in northern French and
Anglo-Norman politics and power, and Orderic Vitalis in
particular... A fascinating story... an excellent case study.
*AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW*
[The author's] able handling of sources...offers an illuminating
study of lordship in practice.
*SPECULUM*
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