Henry the Young King, 1155-1183 / Matthew Strickland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strickland, Matthew, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry, King of England, 1155-1183.

Henry.

Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189--Family.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Henry II, 1154-1189.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This first modern study of Henry the Young King, eldest son of Henry II but the least known Plantagenet monarch, explores the brief but eventful life of the only English ruler after the Norman Conquest to be created co-ruler in his father's lifetime. Crowned at fifteen to secure an undisputed succession, Henry played a central role in the politics of Henry II's great empire and was hailed as the embodiment of chivalry. Yet, consistently denied direct rule, the Young King was provoked first into heading a major rebellion against his father, then to waging a bitter war against his brother Richard for control of Aquitaine, dying before reaching the age of thirty having never assumed actual power. In this remarkable history, Matthew Strickland provides a richly colored portrait of an all-but-forgotten royal figure tutored by Thomas Becket, trained in arms by the great knight William Marshal, and incited to rebellion by his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine, while using his career to explore the nature of kingship, succession, dynastic politics, and rebellion in twelfth-century England and France.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Maps

Preface

A Note on Terms and Currency

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. A Forgotten King?

Chapter 2. Born in the Purple: Early Childhood and Infant Marriage, 1155-1160

Chapter 3. Rex Puer: Coronation Plans and Associative Kingship, 1161-1163

Chapter 4. Training for Kingship, 1163-1169

Chapter 5. Novus Rex: The Coronation, 1170

Chapter 6. The Regent and the Martyr, 1170-1172

Chapter 7. 'A King Without a Kingdom' The Seeds of War, 1172-1173

Chapter 8. 'The Cubs of the Roaring Lion Shall Awaken' The Outbreak of War, 1173

Chapter 9. Invasion the Onslaught Renewed, 1174

Chapter 10. A Fragile Peace, 1175-1177

Chapter 11. Apogee: King of the Tournament, 1177-1182

Chapter 12. Keeping the Balance of Power France, 1178-1182

Chapter 13. The Brothers' War, 1183

Chapter 14. Vir Sanctus: Death, Commemoration and Legacy

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-21955-5

OCLC:

957126721