The Duchy of Burgundy and the Crusades, 1095-1220
In the two centuries between the call for the First Crusade in November 1095 and the fall of the city of Acre to the Mamluk Turks in June 1291, all of Europe underwent dramatic political, physical, social, cultural, and religious change, but possibly nowhere more so than the birthplace of the movement: the medieval kingdom of France. Over the course of the crusades, it transformed from a collection of largely independent fiefs and principalities, ruled by a fairly limited king, to arguably the pre-eminent secular power in the Western world. Its relationship to the crusades has been studied almost exhaustively, but the duchy of Capetian Burgundy (1032â 1361) has to date lacked any sustained analytical treatment in this context, such as which nearly all of its regional counterparts have received in detail. There are several reasons for this. One is a mistaken assumption that Burgundy was merely a passive satellite of the French monarchy, and strong impulses to political centralisation in France have led to a historical narrative of conformity. Secondly, Burgundy lacked the readily visible glamour of the Plantagenet territories and the political and personal conflicts of their charismatic rulers. Finally, the
Rhodes, Hilary Marie
The Duchy of Burgundy and the Crusades, 1095-1220. In the two centuries between the call for the First Crusade in November 1095 and the fall of the city of Acre to the Mamluk Turks in June 1291, all of Europe underwent dramatic political, physical, social, cultural, and religious change, but possibly nowhere more so than the birthplace of the movement: the medieval kingdom of France. Over the course of the crusades, it transformed from a collection of largely independent fiefs and principalities, ruled by a fairly limited king, to arguably the pre-eminent secular power in the Western world. Its relationship to the crusades has been studied almost exhaustively, but the duchy of Capetian Burgundy (1032â 1361) has to date lacked any sustained analytical treatment in this context, such as which nearly all of its regional counterparts have received in detail. There are several reasons for this. One is a mistaken assumption that Burgundy was merely a passive satellite of the French monarchy, and strong impulses to political centralisation in France have led to a historical narrative of conformity. Secondly, Burgundy lacked the readily visible glamour of the Plantagenet territories and the political and personal conflicts of their charismatic rulers. Finally, the
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