{"product_id":"gregory-of-tours-the-merovingians-paperback-softback-9781551115238","title":"Gregory of Tours; The Merovingians (Paperback \/ softback) 9781551115238","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGregory of Tours\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Merovingians\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Callander Murray (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781551115238\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorgius Florentius Gregorius, better known to posterity as Gregory, Bishop of Tours, was born about 538 to a highly distinguished Gallo-Roman family in Clermont in the region of Auvergne. Best known for his 10-book \u003ci\u003eHistories\u003c\/i\u003e (often called the \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Franks\u003c\/i\u003e), Gregory left us detailed accounts of his own times as well as those of the early Merovingian kings, known as the \"long-haired kings,\" who united the Franks and took control of most of Gaul in the late fifth and early sixth century. Although he is one of the most important historians of pre-modern times, the complex, apparently disconnected, elements of Gregory's work are often difficult for today's readers to understand. This selected, new translation is composed of extensive sections from Books II to X and follows in a connected narrative the political events of the \u003ci\u003eHistories\u003c\/i\u003e from the appearance of the first Merovingian kings, Merovech, Childeric, and Clovis to the last years of the reigns of Guntram and Childebert II in the late sixth century. This book is designed to introduce new readers, and even experienced ones, to the political world (secular and ecclesiastical) of sixth-century Gaul and to provide an up-to-date guide to reading the bishop of Tours' fascinating account of his times. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIncluded in this volume are twenty-one drawings by Jean-Paul Laurens, a nineteenth-century French historical artist and interpreter of the Merovingians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e  List of Genealogies\u003cbr\u003e  List of Maps\u003cbr\u003e  Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e  Preface\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  Note on the Drawings of Jean-Paul Laurens\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart I: From Merovech to Clovis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cdiv style='\"margin-left:'\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Origins of the Merovingian Kingdom (Book II )\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: The Kingdom of the Franks, a. 511-575\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cdiv style='\"margin-left:'\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. From the Death of Clovis to the Death of Chlothar I, a. 511-561 (Books III-IV)\u003cbr\u003e  3. From the Division of Chlothar's Kingdom to the Death of Sigibert I, a. 561-575 (Book IV)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: The Reign of Childebert II, a. 576-591\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cdiv style='\"margin-left:'\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Succession of Childebert II and the Demise of Royal Cousins, a. 576-580 (Book V)\u003cbr\u003e  5. From the Treaty of Nogent to the Death of Chilperic, a. 581-Fall 584 (Book VI)\u003cbr\u003e  6. Aftermath of Chilperic's Death and the Revolt of Gundovald, Fall 584-Spring 585 (Book VII)\u003cbr\u003e  7. Aftermath of Gundovald's Revolt, Summer 585-587 (Book VIII)\u003cbr\u003e  8. Revolt in Austrasia and the Fall of Egidius, August 587-591 (Books IX-X)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue and Postscripts\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix: The Merovingian Bishop\u003cbr\u003e  Genealogies\u003cbr\u003e  Maps\u003cbr\u003e  Index of Persons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52701995270424,"sku":"9781551115238","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gregory-of-tours-the-merovingians-paperback-softback-9781551115238","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}