| Tales from the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire Contributor(s): Huscroft, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300228708 ISBN-13: 9780300228700 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Europe - France - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty |
| Dewey: 942.031 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.80 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |