Tales from the long twelfth century : the rise and fall of the Angevin Empire / Richard Huscroft.

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  • New Haven : Yale University Press [2016]
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  • 9780300187281
  • 0300187289
  • 9780300187250
  • 0300187254
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  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  • English.
Contents
  • 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 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.
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  • Bibliography
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  • English
  • This work 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 centres each of his chapters on the experiences of a particular man or woman who contributed to the broad sweep of events.

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Tales from the long twelfth century : the rise and fall of the Angevin Empire / Richard Huscroft.

Published
  • New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press 2016
Physical description
xxiii, 305 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
ISBN
  • 9780300187250
  • 0300187254
  • 9780300228700
  • 0300228708

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