Henry II /
by Warren, Wilfred Lewis
Published by : University of California Press (Berkeley, CA) Physical details: 693 p. ISBN:0520022823.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | 942.0310924 War (Browse shelf) | Available | Gift | 40196 |
Politics. Prologue --
The pursuit of an inheritance (1135-54) --
King, Duke, and Count : a chronological survey, 1154-c. 1182 --
The lordship of the British Isles --
Henry II and his empire --
The government of England. The pattern of English government --
Recovery and reconstruction --
The King's government --
Royal justice --
King and subjects --
Henry II and the Church. Church and state in Norman England --
Archbishop Theobold --
Archbishop Thomas Becket --
The restoration of harmony --
The Angevin Commonwealth. Federal government (c. 1178-1183) --
The end of the reign (c. 1183-1189).
Henry II was an enigma to contemporaries, and has exited widely divergent judgements ever since. Dramatic incidents of his reign, such as his quarrel with Archbishop Becket and his troubled relations with his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and his sons, have attracted the attention of historical novelists, playwrights, and film-makers, but with no unanimity of interpretation. There is controversy, too, among historians over his dispute with the church, his political ambitions, and the purpose of his reforms in the law. Studies the eye of the medieval English monarch, focusing upon the religious disputes and political reforms that marked his reign.
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