Review: House of Lilies by Justine Firnhaber-Baker

House of Lilies: The Dynasty That Made Medieval France by Justine Firnhaber-Baker Superb guided tour of a consanguineous maze of Philips, Louises and Joans. When learning about the Norman Conquest, the Anarchy and the early Plantagenet kings, I'd encountered the Capetians mostly from the perspective of their English contemporaries. This concise volume filled in the gaps wonderfully, sketching an…