A tale of two monasteries : Westminster and Saint-Denis in the thirteenth century /

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A Tale of Two Monasteries takes an unprecedented look at one of the great rivalries of the Middle Ages and offers it as a revealing lens through which to view the intertwined histories of medieval England and France. This is the first book to systematically compare Westminster Abbey and the abbey of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jordan, William Chester, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Richard, > de Ware, > -1283.
Mathieu, > de Vendôme, > approximately 1222-1286.
Mathieu, > de Vendôme, > -1286.
Mathieu, > de Vendôme, > approximately 1222-1286
Richard, > de Ware, > -1283
Westminster Abbey > History.
Abbaye de Saint-Denis (Saint-Denis, France) > History.
Abbaye de Saint-Denis (Saint-Denis, France)
Westminster Abbey
1216-1272
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Politics and government
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1216-1272.
France > Politics and government > 1226-1270.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1216-1272.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 1226-1270.
France
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • England and France in the early thirteenth century
  • Two great monasteries and two young men
  • The Treaty of Paris
  • The best of times, the worst of times
  • A monumental rivalry
  • Two royal successions
  • The abbeys in the new regimes
  • Diplomacy and governance
  • Epilogue.

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