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Notre-Dame The Monasteries
The great Gothic Monks of many
cathedrals took different orders
many years to build. lived in monasteries
Work continued on in Paris, especially
Notre-Dame from on the Left Bank of
1163 to 1334. the Seine.

University Seal
The University
of Paris was
founded
around 1150.
The Louvre of
Charles V, with
its defensive wall,
is seen here from
the Ile de la Cité.
The Nobility
From the mid-14th
century, dress was
considered to be a
mark of class; noble
ladies wore high,
pointed hats.

A Medieval Romance
It was in the cloisters of
Notre-Dame that the
romance between the
monk Pierre Abélard
and the young
Héloïse began.
Abélard was the
most original
theologian of the
12th century and
was hired as a tutor to the 17-year-old niece of a
The Months: June and October canon. A love affair soon developed between the
This illuminated prayer book and calendar, the Très teacher and his pupil. In his wrath, Héloïse’s uncle
Riches Heures (left and above), was made for the had the scholar castrated; Héloïse took refuge in a
Duc de Berri in 1416. It shows many Paris buildings. convent for the rest of her life.

1010–22 1167 1245 1380
Christians burn Les Halles food Work starts on Sainte-Chapelle The Bastille
Jews and market created 1253 fortress completed
heretics on the Right The Sorbonne opens
Bank of the Seine
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400
1163 Work 1430
starts on
1150 Henry VI of England
1079 Paris University Notre-Dame 1226–70 crowned King of France
Birth of founded cathedral Reign of Louis after Joan of Arc fails
Pierre Abélard IX, St Louis to defend Paris
Joan of Arc

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