Henry II: New Interpretations

Survey of the reign of Henry II, offering a range of new evaluations and interpretations.

List of contents

Introduction: Henry II and the Historians
The Accession of Henry II - Edmund King
Henry II and Louis VII - Jean Dunbabin
Doing Homage to the King of France - John B Gillingham
Henry, Duke of the Normans [1149/50-1189] - Daniel Power
Henry II and England's Insular Neighbours - Sean Duffy
Henry II, the English Church and the Papacy, 1154-1176 - Anne J. Duggan
On the Instruction of a Prince: The Upbringing of Henry, the Young King - Matthew J Strickland
Henry II and the Creation of the English Common Law - Paul Brand
Finance and the Economy in the Reign of Henry II - Nick Barratt
Henry II and the English Coinage - Martin Allen
The Court of Henry II - Nicholas Vincent
Literary Culture at the Court of Henry II - Ian Short
Henry II and Arthurian Legend - Martin Aurell
Index

Summary

Survey of the reign of Henry II, offering a range of new evaluations and interpretations.

Product details

• Assisted by: Christopher Harper-Bill (Editor), Nicholas Vincent (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2007
• EAN: 9781843833406
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-340-6
• No. of pages: 422
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 236 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 748 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, HISTORY / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, History - General History