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The Development of France: From Hugh Capet to Philip the Fair | The Beginnings of the Secular State

Posted May 27th, 2008 by admin
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Between 987 and 1314 the French monarchy grew in power and prestige until it dominated the machinery of government. France became the first large and unified state in the medieval West, a state built largely by the monarchy.

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