The Settlement of Poitou and Gascony (1044)
The death of William the Fat left the Poitevins “as sheep having no shepherd,” and a faction emerged supporting the claims of Agnes’s twin sons against their elder half-brother Od…
The Failure of Geoffrey’s Aquitaine Ambitions
Although Agnes may have attained her objective through the 1044 settlement, Geoffrey Martel’s schemes for a lasting Angevin hold over Aquitaine ultimately failed.…
Theobald and Stephen: Rebellion Against King Henry
Odo of Champagne’s imperial ambitions perished with him at the field of Bar, leaving his two sons Theobald and Stephen only their hereditary lands.…
The Grant of Tours to the Count of Anjou
With a master-stroke of policy, King Henry proclaimed the city of Tours forfeit through Theobald’s rebellion and granted its investiture to the count of Anjou.…
Roman Origins of Tours as Cæsarodunum
To grasp the full importance of the grant of Tours and the subsequent war, one must understand the city’s ancient history.…
S. Martin and the Conversion of Gaul
Beyond its Roman infrastructure, Tours held men’s minds as the holy city of Gaul and cradle of Gaulish Christianity.…
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The chapter traces how Tours, long the chief bulwark of the Loire valley against the northern heathen, passed into Angevin hands through Geoffrey Martel’s campaign of 1044, after sketching the older history of the city’s defence, the wanderings of St.…
Tours after the Departure of Alcuin and Charles
Following the departure of the great English scholar Alcuin and the Emperor Charles who had brought him into Gaul, Tours bore its full share of suffering during the Norse invasion…
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