Henry II

Boydell Press

2007

xvii, 403 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index

9781843833406

Introduction: Henry II and the historians / Nicholas Vincent. The accession of Henry II / Edmund King. Henry II and Louis VII / Jean Dunbabin. Doing homage to the king of France / John Gillingham. Henry, Duke of the Normans (1149/50-1189) / Daniel Power. Henry II and England's insular neighbors / Sean Duffy. Henry II, the English church and the Papacy, 1154-76 / Anne J. Duggan. On the instruction of a prince: the upbringing of Henry, the young king / Matthew 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

Henry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs & domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, & his court was frequented by the greatest thinkers of his time. Best known for his dramatic conflicts, it was also a crucial period in the evolution of legal & governmental institutions.

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