Tales From the Long Twelfth Century : The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire / Richard Huscroft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huscroft, Richard, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anjou, House of.

Great Britain--History--Angevin period, 1154-1216.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--12th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgements

A Note on Money

Prologue: A Diabolical Dynasty

Part One: The Birth of an Empire

1. The Prince's Tale: William Atheling and the White Ship Disaster

2. The Earl's Tale: Hugh Bigod, Civil War and Royal Recovery

Part Two: The Growth of an Empire

3. The Disciple's Tale: Herbert of Bosham and the Becket Dispute

4. The Warrior's Tale: Strongbow and the Invasion of Ireland

5. The Young King's Tale: Henry Fitzroy and his Troublesome Family

6. The Princess's Tale: Joan, the Crusade and the Politics of Europe

Part Three: The Death of an Empire

7. The Nephew's Tale: Arthur of Brittany and the Collapse of Angevin Power

8. The Friend's Tale: William de Briouze and the Tyranny of King John

9. The Exile's Tale: Stephen Langton and the Road to Magna Carta

10. The Matron's Tale: Nicola de la Haye and the Defence of England

Epilogue: Dreams and Fortune

Abbreviations

Notes

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-18728-9

OCLC:

936331642