Tales From the Long Twelfth Century
Title | Tales From the Long Twelfth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Huscroft |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2016-04-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300187289 |
This intriguing book tells the story of England’s great medieval Angevin dynasty in an entirely new way. Departing from the usual king-centric narrative, Richard Huscroft instead centers each of his chapters on the experiences of a particular man or woman who contributed to the broad sweep of events. Whether noble and brave or flawed and fallible, each participant was struggling to survive in the face of uncontrollable forces. Princes, princesses, priests, heroes, relatives, friends, and others—some well known and others obscure—all were embroiled in the drama of historic events. Under Henry II and his sons Richard I (the Lionheart) and John, the empire rose to encompass much of the British Isles and the greater part of modern France, yet it survived a mere fifty years. Huscroft deftly weaves together the stories of individual lives to illuminate the key themes of this exciting and formative era.
The Angevin Empire
Title | The Angevin Empire PDF eBook |
Author | John Gillingham |
Publisher | Holmes & Meier Publishers |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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At its greatest extent, the Angevin Empire stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. For fifty years it was the dominant political entity and "English" and "French" history were inextricably woven together. This study looks at how these disparate territories came together, how theywere ruled, and whether they truly constituted an empire. The new edition of this groundbreaking work has been thoroughly revised and carries two new chapters.
Brittany and the Angevins
Title | Brittany and the Angevins PDF eBook |
Author | J. A. Everard |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2000-10-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1139426559 |
The rule of the Angevins in Brittany is characterized usually as opening an isolated 'Celtic' society to a wider world and imposing new and alien institutions. This study of Brittany under the Angevins, first published in 2000, demonstrates that the opposite is true: that before the advent of Henry II in 1158, the Bretons were already active participants in Anglo-Norman and French society. Indeed those Bretons with landholdings in England, Normandy and Anjou were already accustomed to Angevin rule. The book examines in detail the means by which Henry II gained sovereignty over Brittany and how it was governed subsequently by the Angevin kings of England from 1158 to 1203. In particular, it examines the extent to which the Angevins ruled Brittany directly, or delegated authority either to native dukes or royal ministers and shows that in this respect the nature of Angevin rule changed and evolved over the period.
The Reign of Richard Lionheart
Title | The Reign of Richard Lionheart PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph V. Turner |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
England under the Norman and Angevin Kings
Title | England under the Norman and Angevin Kings PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Bartlett |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 830 |
Release | 2002-08-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0192547372 |
This lively and far-reaching account of the politics, religion, and culture of England in the century and a half after the Norman Conquest provides a vivid picture of everyday existence, and increases our understanding of all aspects of medieval society. This was a period in which the ruling dynasty and military aristocracy were deeply enmeshed with the politics and culture of France. Professor Bartlett describes their conflicts, and their preoccupations - the sense of honour, the role of violence, and the glitter of tournament, heraldry, and Arthurian romance. He explores the mechanics of government; assesses the role of the Church at a time of radical developments in religious life and organization; and investigates the peasant economy, the foundation of this society, and the growing urban and commercial activity. There are colourful details of the everyday life of ordinary men and women, with their views on the past, on sexuality, on animals, on death, the undead, and the occult. The result is a fascinating and comprehensive portrayal of a period which begins with conquest and ends in assimilation.
The Reign of Richard Lionheart
Title | The Reign of Richard Lionheart PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph V Turner |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2014-06-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317890426 |
This ground-breaking and substantive new history considers Richard's reign from a perspective that is as much French as English. Viewing the king himself as a great military commander, it also shows him as a more competent administrator than previously acknowledged. Modern revisionist work allows the authors to correct many misconceptions about Richard's French possessions, and recent scholarship on his rival, Philip Augustus, permits examination of the formidable threat that the resurgent Capetian monarchy represented.
The History of English Affairs
Title | The History of English Affairs PDF eBook |
Author | William (of Newburgh) |
Publisher | Aris and Phillips Classical Te |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0856684740 |
The History of English Affairs, covering the years 1066-1197, was written at the close of the twelfth century and has been described as being "both in substance and in form ... the finest historical work left to us by an Englishman of the twelfth century" (The Dictionary of National Biography). The author's critical ability, gifts of acute observation, clear judgment and tolerant impartiality justify his high reputation as an original authority. Book Two covers the years 1154-1175, and incorporates the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, the capture of the King of Scots at Alnwick, and the first subjugation of Ireland by the English. It also documents the career of Nicholas Breakspear, the only Englishman to become Pope.