{"product_id":"brittany-and-the-angevins-9780521026925","title":"Brittany and the Angevins","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, first published in 2000, is a political history of Brittany between 1158 and 1203, when it was ruled by the Angevin king of England, Henry II, and his successors. The book examines the process whereby Henry II gained sovereignty over Brittany and how it was governed thereafter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… this is an excellent monograph that displays considerable insight, scholarship and  originality and makes an important contribution to English and French history.' History\u003cbr\u003e'With carefully assembled knowledge of a huge cast, she traces in remorseless but clear detail the familial and material motives behind the apparently purposeless wars, rebellions, and shifts of alliance which fill the chronicles of the period, and arrives at many convincing insights.' Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of figures and maps; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Ducal Brittany, 1066–1166; 2. Henry II and Brittany; 3. The government of Brittany under Henry II; 4. Duke Geoffrey and Brittany, 1166–86; 5. Duke Geoffrey, Henry II and the Angevin empire; 6. The end of Angevin Brittany, 1186–1203; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767567384919,"sku":"9780521026925","price":42.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521026925.jpg?v=1758713822","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brittany-and-the-angevins-9780521026925","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}