The Beaumont Twins: The Roots and Branches of Power in the Twelfth Century - Couverture souple

Crouch, David

 
9780521090131: The Beaumont Twins: The Roots and Branches of Power in the Twelfth Century
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ISBN 10 : 052109013X ISBN 13 : 9780521090131
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book combines a simple dual biographical study of Waleran of Meulan and Robert of Leicester, the twin sons of Robert, Count of Meulan and Earl of Leicester, with an exploration of the exercise of power in twelfth-century Normandy and England. The twins were dominant and colourful characters, whose lives reveal many new points about the politics of the period, in particular the Norman rebellion of 1123–4, the wars of Stephen's reign in Normandy and England and the early years of Henry II. The book analyses the twins' followings, revenues and lands, and studies their relations with the church, their level of literacy, and heraldry. It also contains the first in-depth study of Norman feudal society in the duchy itself, suggests reasons why Normandy was more difficult to govern than England, and explores the use of patronage in twelfth-century society.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book combines a simple dual biographical study of Waleran of Meulan and Robert of Leicester, the twin sons of Robert, Count of Meulan and Earl of Leicester, with an exploration of the exercise of power in twelfth-century Normandy and England. The twins were dominant and colourful characters, whose lives reveal many new points about the politics of the period, in particular the Norman rebellion of 1123–4, the wars of Stephen's reign in Normandy and England and the early years of Henry II. The book analyses the twins' followings, revenues and lands, and studies their relations with the church, their level of literacy, and heraldry. It also contains the first in-depth study of Norman feudal society in the duchy itself, suggests reasons why Normandy was more difficult to govern than England, and explores the use of patronage in twelfth-century society.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052109013X
ISBN 13 
9780521090131
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
268
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780521302159: The Beaumont Twins: The Roots and Branches of Power in the Twelfth Century

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521302153 ISBN 13 :  9780521302159
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1986
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