Judith A. Green

Henry I

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Important new exploration of the life of Henry I and his court.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 406
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 809g
• ISBN-13: 9780521591317
• ISBN-10: 0521591317
• Artikelnr.: 21854222

Autorenporträt

Judith A. Green is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of The Government of England under Henry I (1986) and The Aristocracy of Norman England (1997) and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: a surfeit of lampreys
1. 'Born in the purple'
2. 'By the grace of God, king of the English'
3. Testing times, 1101-3
4. The conquest of Normandy, 1104-7
5. Reform and reconstruction, 1107-8
6. Defence of his dominions, 1108-15
7. Triumph and disaster, 1116-20
8. Surviving the wreck, 1120-4
9. Matilda and the succession, 1125-8
10. Rescuing the marriage, 1129-35
11. The ruler
12. 'Guardian of the church'
13. The court and court culture
Conclusion: 'once the peace and glory of the world'.