The Struggle for Mastery

Zusatztext "This is a fine! up-to-date synthesis of a grand subject! now suitably enlarged." ?T.N. Bisson! Henry Charles Lea Professor of Medieval History! Harvard University Informationen zum Autor David Carpenter is Professor of Medieval History at King's College London. He is the author of THE BATTLES OF LEWES AND EVESHAM and THE REIGN OF HENRY III. Klappentext In this comprehensive synthesis canvassing the peoples, economies, religion, languages, and political leadership of medieval Britain, Carpenter weaves together the histories of England, Scotland, and Wales. Zusammenfassung The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and the English became a subject race, dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the English domination was by no means a foregone conclusion. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Struggle for Mastery List of Maps and Genealogical Tables Preface Maps Money! Technical Terms! and Names of People and Places 1. The Peoples of Britain 2. The Economies of Britain 3. The Norman Conquest of England! 1066-87 4. Wales! Scotland and the Normans! 1058-94 5. Britain and the Anglo-Norman Realm! 1087-1135 6. Britain Remodelled: King Stephen! 1135-54! King David! 1124-53! and the Welsh Rulers 7. King Henry II! Britain and Ireland! 1154-89 8. Richard the Lionheart! 1189-99! and William the Lion! 1165-1214 9. The Reign of King John! 1199-1216 10. The Minority of Henry III and its Sequel! 1216-34! Llywelyn the Great! 1194-1240! and Alexander II! 1214-49 11. Britain During the Personal Rule of King Henry III! 1234-58 12. The Tribulations of Henry III! the Triumphs of Alexander III and Llywelyn! Prince of Wales! 1255-72 13. Structures of Society 14. Church! Religion! Literacy and Learning 15. King Edward I: The Parliamentary State 16. Wales and Scotland: Conquest and Coexistence Genealogical Tables Bibliography Index ...

"This is a fine, up-to-date synthesis of a grand subject, now suitably enlarged." —T.N. Bisson, Henry Charles Lea Professor of Medieval History, Harvard University

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David Carpenter is Professor of Medieval History at King's College London. He is the author of THE BATTLES OF LEWES AND EVESHAM and THE REIGN OF HENRY III.

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In this comprehensive synthesis canvassing the peoples, economies, religion, languages, and political leadership of medieval Britain, Carpenter weaves together the histories of England, Scotland, and Wales.

Résumé
The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and the English became a subject race, dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the English domination was by no means a foregone conclusion.

Contenu
The Struggle for MasteryList of Maps and Genealogical Tables
Preface
Maps
Money, Technical Terms, and Names of People and Places

1. The Peoples of Britain
2. The Economies of Britain
3. The Norman Conquest of England, 1066-87
4. Wales, Scotland and the Normans, 1058-94
5. Britain and the Anglo-Norman Realm, 1087-1135
6. Britain Remodelled: King Stephen, 1135-54, King David, 1124-53, and the Welsh Rulers
7. King Henry II, Britain and Ireland, 1154-89
8. Richard the Lionheart, 1189-99, and William the Lion, 1165-1214
9. The Reign of King John, 1199-1216
10. The Minority of Henry III and its Sequel, 1216-34, Llywelyn the Great, 1194-1240, and Alexander II, 1214-49
11. Britain During the Personal Rule of King Henry III, 1234-58
12. The Tribulations of Henry III, the Triumphs of Alexander III and Llywelyn, Prince of Wales, 1255-72
13. Structures of Society
14. Church, Religion, Literacy and Learning
15. King Edward I: The Parliamentary State
16. Wales and Scotland: Conquest and Coexistence
    Genealogical Tables
    Bibliography
    Index