Description
Book Synopsisaeo The first account of this period for nearly 30 years. aeo Covers the Angevin Empire of Anjou and Normandy. aeo Includes such events as murder of Beckett and Magna Carta. aeo The first account of this period for nearly 30 years. aeo Covers the Angevin Empire of Anjou and Normandy.
Trade Review"Mortimer's volume is a well-written and thoroughly informed analysis of the dynamics and personalities of politics, diplomacy, war, and the structures of government of the century upon which Mortimer concentrates .... warmly recommended as a serious introduction to the period."
Choice "Richard Mortimer's text-book is solid and reliable." Times Literary Supplement
Table of ContentsList of Plates.
List of Figures.
List of Maps.
Preface.
Part I: Politics and Government: .
1. The Background to Politics.
2. The King's Government.
3. The King and the Aristocracy.
4. The King and the Church.
5. England and its Neighbours.
Part II: Society and Culture: .
6. Rural Society.
7. Towns, Industry and Trade.
8. Learning, Literature and the Arts.
9. England and the Angevin Empire.
Bibliography.
Index.
