Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, C.879-1160 (The Northern World ; V.6)

425 Pages·2004·1.85 MB·English

by  Heather J. Tanner

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FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND ALLIES
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THE NORTHERN WORLD
North Europe and the Baltic c. 400-1700 AD
Peoples, Economies and Cultures
EDITORS
BarbaraCrawford(St. Andrews)
DavidKirby(London)
Jon-Vidar Sigurdsson(Oslo)
IngvildØye(Bergen)
PrzemyslawUrbanczyk (Warsaw)
VOLUME 6
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FAMILIES, FRIENDS
AND ALLIES
Boulogne and Politics in Northern France
and England, c. 879–1160
BY
HEATHER J. TANNER
BRILL
LEIDEN (cid:127)BOSTON
2004
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Illustration on the cover: Detail from the Bayeux tapestry - 11th Century. By special permission
of the City of Bayeux.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tanner, Heather J.
Families, friends and allies : Boulogne and politics in northern France and England, c. 879-
1160 / by Heather J. Tanner.
p. cm. — (The northern world ; v. 6)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 90-04-13243-0
1. Nobility—France—Boulogne-sur-Mer—History. 2. Boulogne-sur-Mer (France)—History—
To 1500. 3. Boulogne-sur-Mer (France)—Politics and government—To 1500. 4. France—Politics
and government—987-1328. 5. France-Relations—Great Britain. 6. Great Britain-Relations-
France. DC801.B76 T36 2003
2003061035
ISSN 1569–1462
ISBN 90 04 13243 0
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In memory of those who set my feet on the path of history
Michael Tanner
and
C. Warren Hollister
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CONTENTS
Abbreviations .......................................................................... ix
List of Illustrations .................................................................. xiii
Maps ........................................................................................ xiv
Preface .................................................................................... xxi
Acknowledgments .................................................................... xxiii
Chapter One Introduction .................................................. 1
Chapter Two The Early Counts of Boulogne .................. 20
Chapter Three The Eleventh-Century Counts .................. 69
Chapter Four Eustace III and his gradual amalgamation
into the Anglo-Norman polity .......................................... 129
Chapter Five The Apex of Boulonnais Power and the
Fickleness of Fate ................................................................ 181
Chapter Six Noble by birth, more noble by their deeds
and virtues .......................................................................... 244
Chapter Seven Conclusion .................................................. 286
Genealogies
Comital Family of Boulogne ........................................ 290
Comital Family of Flanders .......................................... 292
Comital Family of St Pol .............................................. 294
Comital Family of Ponthieu .......................................... 295
Comital Family of Amiens, Valois & Vexin ................ 296
Comital Family of Guines ............................................ 298
Comital Families of West Frisia and Hamaland ........ 299
Ducal Family of Ardenne-Verdun ................................ 300
Ducal Family of Ardenne-Luxembourg ........................ 301
Mandeville & Tingry Families ...................................... 302
de Tosny Family ............................................................ 303
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Fitz Osbern Family ........................................................ 304
Unrochings ...................................................................... 305
Ducal Family of Normandy .......................................... 306
Comital Families of Hainaut & Louvain ...................... 307
Comital Family of Vermandois .................................... 308
Comital Family of Blois-Chartres .................................. 309
Royal Families of France .............................................. 310
Royal Families of England ............................................ 312
Comital Family of Beaumont ........................................ 314
Comital Family of Warenne .......................................... 315
Clare Family .................................................................. 316
de Lucy Family .............................................................. 317
de Sackville Family ........................................................ 318
Appendices
1. Acta of the Boulonnais Comital Family
Charters & References to Lost Acta
(late 9th–mid 12th c.) ................................................ 319
Boulonnais Acta issued by King Stephen and
Queen Matilda .......................................................... 326
Non-Boulonnais Acta Issued by Stephen & William .... 331
2. Honour of Boulogne ........................................................ 335
3. Tenants of the Honour of Boulogne 1135–54 .............. 340
4. The Epitaphs of Eustace III, Countess Mary, and
Queen Matilda III ............................................................ 343
5. Comital Coins from the Mints Boulogne and Lens ...... 345
Bibliography ............................................................................ 347
Index ........................................................................................ 383
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ABBREVIATIONS
AA Annales Altahenses maiores. eds. William de Giesebrecht
and Edmund L.B. ab Oefele. MGH SS. Hanover,
1868. Rpt. Stuttgart, 1963. 20:772–824.
AB The Annals of St Bertin. trans. Janet Nelson. Man-
chester, 1991.
AF The Annals of Fulda. trans. Timothy Reuter. Ninth
Century Histories. Volume 2. Manchester, 1992.
AD Archives départmentales
AM Archives municipales
AMB “Annales monasterii de Bermundeseia.” Annales
monastici. ed. Henry Luard. Roll Series. London,
1866.
AN Archives nationales (Paris)
ASC Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. trans. & ed. D. Whitelock,
D.C. Douglas, and S.I. Tucker. London, 1961.
AV Annales Vedastini. ed. G.H. Pertz. MGH SS. Han-
nover, 1826. Rpt. Stuttgart, 1963. 1:516–31.
BNF Bibliothèque nationale (Paris)
BL British Library
Cal. Ch. Rolls Calendar of the Charter Rolls Preserved in the Public Record
Office. 6 vols. PRO, 1903–27.
CDF Calendar of Documents Preserved in France. ed. J.H.
Round. 2 vols. London 1899.
Chron. St Bavo “Chronicon S. Bavonis,” Corpus Chronicorum Flandriae.
ed. J.J. de Smet. Bruxelles, 1837.
Expug. “Gesta Francorum expugnantium Iherusalem.”
Recueil des Historiens des croisades, Occidentaux. 5 vols.
Paris, 1844–95. 3:487–544.
Flodoard Les Annales de Flodoard. ed. Philip Lauer. Paris, 1905.
GND The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges,
Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni. ed. & trans.
Elisabeth M.C. van Houts. 2 vols. Oxford, 1992.
Gesta ep. Cam. Gesta episcoporum Camercensium. MGH SS. Hanover,
1846. Rpt. Stuttgart, 1963. 7:393–525.