These articles study different aspects of the political and institutional history of France between the 6th and 12th centuries, dealing in particular with the disintegration of the Carolingian realm and the reaffirmation of royal power by the Capetians.
A collection of studies in French, examining the cross-Mediterranean trade of Europe in the 12th to 14th centuries, and the commercial activities of the Lombard bankers and money-lenders, most notably in France.
Concerned with the political history of France from the 12th to the 14th century, in particular with the reigns of Philip August and Philip the Fair, and with the emergence of Paris as the capital.