Tales from the long twelfth century : the rise and fall of the Angevin Empire
Prologue: a diabolical dynasty -- The birth of an empire -- The Earl's tale: Hugh Bigod, civil war and royal recovery -- The growth of an empire -- The disciple's tale: Herbert of Bosham and the Becket dispute -- The young king's tale: Henry Fitzroy and his troublesome family -- The p...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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New Haven London : Yale University Press,
[2016]
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| Schlagworte: | Angevinisches Reich Geschichte 1154-1216 England Geschichte 1150-1217 Geschichte |
| Umfang: | xxiii, 305 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Prologue: a diabolical dynastyThe birth of an empire
- The Earl's tale: Hugh Bigod, civil war and royal recovery
- The growth of an empire
- The disciple's tale: Herbert of Bosham and the Becket dispute
- The young king's tale: Henry Fitzroy and his troublesome family
- The princess's tale: Joan, the Crusades and the politics of Europe
- The death of an empire-- Nephew's tale: Arthur of Brittany and the collapse of Angevin power
- The friend's tale: William de Briouze and the tyranny of King John
- The exile's tale: Stephen Langton and the road to Magna Carta
- The matron's tale: Nicola de la Haye and the defence of England
- Epilogue: dreams and fortune.