The Reign of King Stephen by David Crouch
At last: an authoritative, up to date account of the troubled reign of King Stephen, by a leading scholar of the Anglo-Norman world. David Crouch covers every aspect of the period - the king and the empress, the aristocracy, the Church, government and the nation at large. He also looks at the wider dimensions of the story, in Scotland, Wales, Normandy and elsewhere. The result (weaving its discussions around a vigorous narrative core) is a a work of major scholarship. A must for specialist and amateur medievalists alike.
"This is quite the best study to have been devoted to a complicated and still somewhat mysterious period.. (it) recasts an entire period of English history..." Times Literary Supplement 'a useful and timely book...It goes probably about as far as we ever can with this neglected king' Speculum
Crouch, David: - David Crouch is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Hull. He is the author of several books, including The Reign of King Stephen (2002), The Birth of Nobility: Constructing Aristocracy in England and France, 1000-1300 (2005), The Normans (2005), The English Aristocracy, 1070-1272: A Social Transformation (2011), Lost Letters of Medieval Life: English Society, 1200-1250 (with Martha Carlin, 2013), The Acts and Letters of the Marshal Family, 1156-1248 (2015) and William Marshal (3rd edition, 2016).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780582226579 |
| ISBN 10 | 0582226570 |
| Title | The Reign of King Stephen |
| Author | David Crouch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 398 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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