Paris in the Middle Ages Paris in the Middle Ages In the 10th century, Paris was a provincial cathedral city of little political or economic significance, but under the kings of the Capetian dynasty who ruled France between 987 and 1328, it developed into an important commercial and religious center and the seat of the royal administration of the country. The Île de la Cité became the site of the royal palace and the new cathedral of Notre-Dame, begun in 1163. The Left Bank was occupied by important monasteries, including the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Abbey of St Genevieve. In the late 1100s, the
La Libération de Paris La Libération de Paris La Libération de Paris ("The Liberation of Paris") is a short historical documentary shot in secret by small propaganda units of the French Resistance during the Battle for Paris in August 1944. In 1943, a group of French filmmakers which included Louis Daquin, Jean Grémillon, Jacques Becker and Pierre Renoir (Jean's brother) founded the Comité de libération du cinéma français. Technicians from this group took pictures of the uprising in Paris (Battle for Paris) from its beginnings on August 19, 1944. The footage was developed and edited for a documentary titled "La Libération de Paris" ("the