Medieval Paris Awakens (1000-1180)
From the hill of Montmartre, watch a sleeping city wake. Empty fields transform into the busiest commercial markets in Christendom. Marshland becomes the intellectual center of Europe. Churches rise in stone. And a young king marries a woman who will gift half his kingdom to his enemy.
Join us as Paris explodes from a fortified island into a medieval metropolis. Meet the Water Merchants who control the Seine, the brilliant—and dangerous—philosopher Peter Abelard whose debates drew thousands of students, and the Capetian kings who understood the power of staying put. Explore the birth of Les Halles, the Parisian university before it had a name, and the Romanesque architecture that still stands today.
And discover how one royal marriage—meant to strengthen France—changed the course of history forever. This is the golden age arriving.
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