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Additional Reading

Robert Fawtier, L’Europe occidentale de 1270 à 1380, pt. 1, De 1270 à 1328, vol. 6 of Gustave Glotz (ed.), Histoire générale, histoire du moyen âge (1940), a balanced, stimulating, comprehensive evaluation by a renowned scholar who devoted his life to studying the Capetian dynasty; Joseph R. Strayer, Medieval Statecraft and the Perspectives of History, pp. 107–122, 195–247, 291–314 (1971), essays illuminating different aspects of Philip’s reign and providing excellent bibliographical information, written by a U.S. medievalist who has been a pathfinder in Capetian scholarship.

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    Emerita Professor of History, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

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Add new Web site: Western Oregon University - History Department - Boniface VIII and Philip IV: Conflict Between Church and State. Nov 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The local administrative system of France under Philip IV (1285-1314) - baillis and seneschals. Apr 02, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 02, 2024
Add new Web site: The Telegraph - On this day: Philip IV, one of Europe's greatest villains, finally gets what he deserves. Feb 22, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2024
Anniversary information added. Nov 25, 2023
Add new Web site: History Today - Knights Templar Arrested in France. Oct 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Biography of Philippe IV King of France. Jan 25, 2022
Cross-references added. Dec 01, 2017
Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." Nov 15, 2017
Added new Web site: Moonlight Path - King Philip IV of France. Apr 10, 2008
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Philip IV. Apr 09, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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