{"product_id":"gregory-of-tours-alexander-callander-murray-9781551115238","title":"Gregory of Tours: The Merovingians","description":"\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\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Callander Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551115239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551115238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadview Press Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 708","brand":"Alexander Callander Murray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065702068479,"sku":"9781551115238","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d3066b1-b3a6-413a-91d2-e97034dcc984.jpg?v=1768676689","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gregory-of-tours-alexander-callander-murray-9781551115238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}