King Stephen's Reign (1135-1154)Paul Dalton, Graeme J. White The turbulent reign of King Stephen is here subjected to a full assessment by leading scholars in the field. All of the most important aspects are fully covered: the impact of developments under Henry I on the origins of civil war; relations with the continent, as they affected Stephen's overall strategy and the foundation of religious houses; the opportunities which lured foreign mercenaries to England; mid-twelfth century legal developments and trends in revenue-raising; baronial and episcopal allegiances; violent disorder and civil unrest; and the sequence of events which unfolded during the political crisis of July 1141. Taken together, they provide the fruits of the most recent research into and the most up to date interpretations of the intense political and military activity of the reign. CONTRIBUTORS: MARJORIE CHIBNALL, JUDITH GREEN, DAVID CROUCH, JANET BURTON, THOMAS BISSON, BRUCE O'BRIEN, GRAEME WHITE, PAUL DALTON, STEPHEN MARRITT, HUGH THOMAS, EDMUND KING |
Contents
Henry I and the Origins of the Civil War | 11 |
Royal Income and Regional Trends | 27 |
King Stephen and Northern France | 44 |
Oxford late July 1141 | 58 |
Allegiance and Intelligence in King Stephens Reign | 80 |
English Monasteries and the Continent in the Reign of King Stephen | 98 |
Reeds Shaken by the Wind? Bishops in Local and Regional Politics | 115 |
A Maximum | 139 |
Tenserie Flemings and a Crisis of | 171 |
Index | 197 |
Common terms and phrases
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