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The earl, the kings, and the chronicler : Robert earl of Gloucester and the reigns of Henry I and Stephen / Robert B. Patterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patterson, Robert B., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485.
- Great Britain.
- Robert, Earl of Gloucester, approximately 1090-1147.
- Robert.
- Nobility--England--Biography.
- Nobility.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (278 pages)
- Edition:
- New product edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- 'The Earl, The Kings, And The Chronicler' is a full length biography of Robert (1088-1147), grandson of William the Conqueror and bastard eldest son of King Henry I of England. Robert could not succeed his father, but played a key role in the Anarchy against King Stephen, and had a lasting impact on British cultural and political history.
- Contents:
- 1. A King's Illegitimate Son
- 2. A Second Career: Royal Counselor and Official, c.1121-1135
- 3. The Making of a Super-Magnate
- 4. Feudal Baron
- 5. The Empress's Champion
- 6. The Earl and the Chronicler
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-251867-4
- 0-19-183912-4
- 0-19-251866-6
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