Ebook: Society and Culture in Medieval Rouen, 911-1300

Rouen, one of the leading cities of medieval Western Europe, has long awaited detailed consideration in English by modern scholars. This book presents exciting new research on the society and culture of medieval Rouen by British and Continental historians. Divided into three sections, addressing space and representation, religious culture, and social networks, the volume is both wide-ranging and tightly focused. The key themes include Rouen's relationship with its environs, image and identity, social and political relationships, and Rouen's status as the 'capital' of Normandy. The essays discuss topics ranging from urban development and charity, the city's aristocratic and ecclesiastical elites, to the Jewish community, and the relationship of the Angevin kings with Rouen. Comparisons and contextualization, as well as detailed maps, make the book valuable to not only readers interested in Rouen and Normandy, but also those who wish to learn more about medieval cities, culture, and society.
Contents
Preface — DAVID BATES
Introduction — ELMA BRENNER AND LEONIE V. HICKS
Part I. Space and Representation
The Urban Development of Rouen, 989–1345 — BERNARD GAUTHIEZ
Rouen and its Place in the Building Policy of the Angevin Kings — FANNY MADELINE
Rouen as Another Rome in the Twelfth Century — ELISABETH VAN HOUTS
Through the City Streets: Movement and Space in Rouen as Seen by the Norman Chroniclers — LEONIE V. HICKS
Part II. Rouen as a Religious Centre
‘Praesul praecipue, atque venerande’: The Career of Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, 989–1037 — RICHARD ALLEN
Archbishops and the City: Powers, Conflicts, and Jurisdiction in the Parishes of Rouen (Eleventh–Thirteenth Centuries) — GRÉGORY COMBALBERT
Part III. Social Networks
Women, Property, and Power: Some Examples from Eleventh-Century Rouen Cartularies — KIRSTEN A. FENTON
The Burgesses of Rouen in the Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries — MANON SIX
Rouen and the Aristocracy of Angevin Normandy — DANIEL POWER
King John and Rouen: Royal Itineration, Kingship, and the Norman ‘Capital’, c. 1199–c. 1204 — PAUL WEBSTER
The Care of the Sick and Needy in Twelfth and Thirteenth-Century Rouen — ELMA BRENNER
The Jews of Rouen in the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries — ELMA BRENNER AND LEONIE V. HICKS