Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables, Maps, and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 3
6. Centres and Peripheries
7. France 29
8. Lotharingia 54
9. The British Isles 81
10. Conclusion 121
11. Aristocratic Power
12. The Decline of Lordship 129
13. Status Power 155
14. Economic Power 208
15. Political Power 237
16. Cultural Power 312
17. Conclusion 362
18. Epilogue 374
19. Terms and Concepts 381
20. Methodological Problems with the Analysis of Careers of Men Listed in Dictionary of National Biography 390
21. Notes 393
22. Bibliography 441
23. Index 479