Henry the Young King, 1155-1183 /

This first modern study of Henry the Young King, eldest son of Henry II but the least known Plantagenet monarch, explores the brief but eventful life of the only English ruler after the Norman Conquest to be created co-ruler in his father's lifetime. Crowned at fifteen to secure an undisputed s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Strickland, Matthew, 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Henry, > King of England, > 1155-1183.
Henry > II, > King of England, > 1133-1189 > Family.
Henry > II, > King of England, > 1133-1189
Henry, > King of England, > 1155-1183
1154-1189
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Families
Kings and rulers
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1154-1189 (Henri II)
Great Britain
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A forgotten king?
  • Born in the purple: early childhood and infant marriage, 1155-1160
  • Rex puer: coronation plans and associative kingship, 1161-1163
  • Training for kingship, 1163-1169
  • Novus rex: the coronation, 1170
  • The regent and the martyr, 1170-1172
  • "A king without a kingdom": the seeds of war, 1172-1173
  • "The cubs of the roaring lion shall awaken": the outbreak of war, 1173
  • Invasion: the onslaught renewed, 1174
  • A fragile peace, 1175-1177
  • Apogee: king of the tournament, 1177-1182
  • Keeping the balance of power: France, 1178-1182
  • The brothers' war, 1183
  • Vir sanctus: death, commemoration and legacy.

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