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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Huscroft, Richard. Ruling England, 1042-1217. Oxon, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2013, ©2005 xxviii, 232 pages |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard Huscroft |
ISBN: | 9781315835365 1315835363 9781317867654 1317867653 9781317867630 1317867637 9781317867647 1317867645 9781138835368 1138835366 0582848822 9780582848825 |
OCLC Number: | 874151559 |
Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents: | pt. 1. Late Anglo-Saxon England, 1042-1066 -- pt. 2. Anglo-Norman England, 1066-1154 -- pt. 3. Angevin England, 1154-1217. |
Responsibility: | Richard Huscroft. |
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Abstract:
A new history of post-conquest England which makes the new kingdom accessible through a focus on its kings and how it was ruled, featuring the empire building dynasties. The central theme of the book is the rise and fall of English kingship during this period and at its heart is the central question of how the ruler of the most sophisticated kingdom in 12th century Europe was eventually compelled to submit to the humiliation of Magna Carta at the start of the thirteenth. The book also reaffirms the importance of high politics in English history. No proper understanding of the wider a.

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'Lucid and perceptive, striking an effective balance between primary and secondary authorities, Huscroft's book is both a significant statement in its own right and an ideal introduction to other work in the field.'Professor David Carpenter, Kings College London "An outstandingly lucid and attractively presented introduction to the political history of Englad in the period it covers. Hopefully it will encourage many new to the subject to read further".Peter Jackson, Oxford Read more...
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