Michel Amyot
Contributing Writer
contributing writer - Michel Amyot
I am an historian with a masters degree in medieval history, although, my first love has always been the Classical world. My field of study was the development of royal power in the early Capetian monarchy, most notably Philip I. I lived throughout Europe the last ten years, most of it in Ireland with long periods in France, Spain and Italy. I look forward to writing articles for suite101 about history, and other things I enjoy. I am interested in the views of others, especially historical debate. Feel free to contact me if you should have any questions, comments or disagreements with any of my articles. I can be reached at michel_amyot@yahoo.fr
Latest Articles
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Love and Passion in the Christian World: Peter Abélard
The love affair between Abelard and Heloise, as told through their letters, tells of great joy followed by the subsequent anguish of unfulfilled love.
Aug 19, 2011
- Michel Amyot
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The Acquisition of Bourges by Philip I of France
The addition of Bourges to the royal demesne by Philip I in 1101 proved to be a very significant acquisition for the Capetian monarchy.
Jul 22, 2011
- Michel Amyot
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The Aztecs: The Last Great Empire of Ancient America
The Aztecs were the last empire to flourish in Central America before the arrival of Hernan Cortes and the Spanish Conquistadores.
Feb 24, 2011
- Michel Amyot
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The Risorgimento, Social Change and the Birth of Italian Fascism
The Risorgiemento led to upheavals and changes in Italian society. Fascism was born from the political inertia to deal with those changes.
Jan 20, 2011
- Michel Amyot
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Gabriele D'Annunzio and the Roots of Italian Fascism
After the Great War, D'Annunzio became a charismatic figure among the Italian Nationalists. His ideas of governement would be adopted by Mussolini.
Jan 15, 2011
- Michel Amyot
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Royal Charters: Sources for the Study of the Early Capetian Kings
Royal charters are a very important tool for the study of the Middle Ages for they contain valuable information with regards to administration and ideology.
Nov 19, 2010
- Michel Amyot
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Philip I of France and the Power to Heal Scrofula
The power to touch for scrofula demarcated Philip I of France from his contemporaries and placed the French king in a different sphere of power.
Oct 26, 2010
- Michel Amyot
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Two Poems of Passion and Desire in Book I of the Odes of Horace
Poems of passion and desire, although not new to Latin poetry, found in Horace, 65-8 BC, one of their greatest and most endearing interpreters.
Oct 17, 2010
- Michel Amyot
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The Good Life in Book I of the Odes of Horace
Horace wrote of life and the joys that arise from its simple pleasures. He sang of happiness and love, but mostly of living for the present.
Oct 12, 2010
- Michel Amyot
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Hereditary Succession and Patrimony among the Early Capetians
The early Capetian kings had established a hereditary method of succession that granted the family patrimony to the first born male child.
Oct 6, 2010
- Michel Amyot
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