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Henry I /

This work provides a biography of Henry I, who ruled from 1100 to 1135. It offers a reassessment of Henry's character and reign, challenging the dated portrait of the king as brutal, greedy and repressive, arguing that his rule was based on order.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hollister, C. Warren (Charles Warren), 1930-1997
Otros Autores: Frost, Amanda Clark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2001.
Colección:Yale English monarchs.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of illustrations
  • Foreword by Jeffrey Burton Russell
  • Editor's preface
  • Note on abbreviations and references
  • Map: the Norman Empire
  • The Anglo-Norman family
  • Setting and sources
  • Childhood and youth
  • Kingship and defense
  • The loss of investiture and the winning of Normandy
  • Administrative reforms and international triumphs
  • The wheel of fortune
  • The last battles
  • King and Magnates
  • Law and governance
  • King and Church
  • Final years and conclusion
  • Appendix: Charter attestations and the royal entourage
  • Bibliography
  • Index.