Fixer and fighter : the life of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, 1170-1243 / Brian Harwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harwood, Brian, author.

Contributor:

Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristocracy (Social class).

History.

Great Britain--History--Henry III, 1216-1272--Biography.

Great Britain.

Burgh, Hubert de, -1243.

Burgh, Hubert de.

Aristocracy (Social class)--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 158 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Life of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, 1170-1243

Fixer & fighter

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2016.

Summary:

Hubert de Burgh rose from obscure beginnings to become one of the most powerful men in England. He loyally served first King John and then the young Henry III and played a crucial role in saving the Plantagenet dynasty when it was at its most vulnerable. During King John's disastrous wars in France, Hubert held Chinon castle against the besieging French for a whole year. He remained loyal when the Barons rebelled against John and, when they invited French invaders to intervene, Hubert successfully held Dover Castle for the king against a siege led by the French Prince Louis. After John's death, he held it for the new king, 9-year old Henry, against a renewed siege. In August 2017 he struck the final blow against the French invasion, which still held London, when he defeated a powerful fleet carrying French reinforcements at the naval Battle of Sandwich. Hubert continued to serve Henry III, making important reforms as Justiciar of England and leading military campaigns against the Welsh Prince Lewellyn. He eventually lost favour due to the machinations of his rivals and narrowly avoided execution but was eventually reconciled with his king and able to die a peaceful death. Incredibly, this is the first full-length biography of this remarkable man.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Richard I 'the Lionheart' 1189-1199 1

Chapter 2 1189-1199 Castles and Crusades 11

Chapter 3 John 1199-1216 16

Chapter 4 1202-1207 Castellan in Conflict 21

Chapter 5 1207-1213 From Scapegoat to Seneschal of Poitou 31

Chapter 6 1213-1215 King John's French Farce 45

Chapter 7 1215 Rebellion and Magna Charta 53

Chapter 8 Henry III, 1216 and After 58

Chapter 9 24 August 1217 The Great Battle of Sandwich: Hubert's finest hour 66

Chapter 10 1217-1221 Recovery of the Realm 81

Chapter 11 1221-1226 King in all but Name 89

Chapter 12 1227-1230 A Foreboding of Disaster 103

Chapter 13 1230-1231 Henry's Odyssey of Wasted Time 109

Chapter 14 1232-1234 Fortitude and Survival 117

Chapter 15 1234-1243 The Sunset Years of England's Elder Statesman 130

Chapter 16 In Memoriam 140.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781473877368

1473877369

OCLC:

949871189

Publisher Number:

99976739756