| Henry II: New Interpretations Contributor(s): Harper-Bill, Christopher (Editor), Vincent, Nicholas (Editor), Duggan, Anne J. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1843833409 ISBN-13: 9781843833406 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Henry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs and domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, and his court was frequented by the greatest thinkers and men of letters of his time, besides ambassadors from all over Europe. Yet his is a reign of paradoxes: best known for his dramatic conflicts with his own wife and sons and with Thomas Becket, it was also a crucial period in the evolution of legal and governmental institutions. Here experts in the field provide significant reevaluations of its most important aspects of the reign. Topics include Henry's accession and his relations with the papacy, the French king, other rulers in the British Isles and the Norman baronage; the development of the common law and the coinage; the court and its literary milieu; the use of Arthurian legend for political purposes; and the career of the Young King Henry, while the introduction examines the historiography of the reign. CONTRIBUTORS: MARTIN ALLEN, MARTIN AURELL, NICK BARRATT, PAUL BRAND, SEAN DUFFY, ANNE DUGGAN, JEAN DUBABIN, JOHN GILLINGHAM, EDMUND KING, DANIEL POWER, IAN SHORT, MATTHEW STRICKLAND CHRISTOPHER HARPER-BILL and NICHOLAS VINCENT are Professors of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 942.031 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.65 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
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| Publisher Description: Henry II's reign is best known for his dramatic conflicts with his own wife and sons and with Thomas Becket. It was also, however, a crucial period in the evolution of legal and governmental institutions.It is now over thirty years since the appearance of W. L. Warren's monumental study, and in this volume a group of experts provide reevaluations of various important aspects of the reign. Topics include Henry's accession and his relations with the papacy, the French king, other rulers in the British Isles and the Norman baronage; the development of the common law and the coinage; the court and its literary milieu; the use of Arthurian legend for political purposes; and the career of the Young King Henry; an introduction examines the historiography of the reign. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harper-Bill, Christopher: - Christopher Harper-Bill is Professor of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia. |