The Government of England Under Henry I

The Government of England Under Henry I

Author: Judith A. Green

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780521375863

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The is a full-length analysis of the machinery and men of government under Henry I, which looks in much greater detail than is possible for other contemporary states at the way government worked and at the careers of royal servants. Royal government in England in the early twelfth-century was developing fast under political and military pressures. At the centre, above all during the king's long absences in Normandy, new ways of supervision were found, especially in the financial field. Government also provided distinct opportunities in administration, and for the first time it is possible to identify a number of men who were effectively professional administrators. The book will therefore become essential reading on the reign of Henry I and on the general development of English government in the twelfth century.


The Conquerors: The Pageant of England

The Conquerors: The Pageant of England

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-16

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Conquerors: The Pageant of England" by Thomas B. Costain. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.


The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries

The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries

Author: Daniel Power

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-12-16

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 0521571723

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The twelfth-century borderlands of the duchy of Normandy formed the cockpit for dynastic rivalries between the kings of England and France. This 2004 book examines how the political divisions between Normandy and its neighbours shaped the communities of the Norman frontier. It traces the region's history from the conquest of Normandy in 1106 by Henry I of England, to the duchy's annexation in 1204 by the king of France, Philip Augustus, and its incorporation into the Capetian kingdom. It explores the impact of the frontier upon princely and ecclesiastical power structures, customary laws, and noble strategies such as marriage, patronage and suretyship. Particular attention is paid to the lesser aristocracy as well as the better known magnates, and an extended appendix reconstructs the genealogies of thirty-three prominent frontier lineages. The book sheds light upon the twelfth-century French aristocracy, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of medieval political frontiers.


Gesta Regum Anglorum

Gesta Regum Anglorum

Author: William (of Malmesbury)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 0198206828

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William of Malmesbury's Regesta Regum Anglorum (Deeds of the English Kings) is one of the great histories of England, and one of the most important historical works of the European Middle Ages. Volume II of the Oxford Medieval Texts edition provides a full historical introduction, a detailed textual commentary, and an extensive bibliography. It forms the essential complement to the text and translation which appeared in Volume I.


Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1985

Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1985

Author: Reginald Allen Brown

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780851154442

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Military Administration of the Norman Conquest; Romanesque Sculpture at St Georges de Boscherville and Hyde Abbey; Seasonal Festivals and Residence in Winchester, Westminster and Gloucester; Mrs Ella Armitage and Castle Studies; Local Loyalties in Stephen's Reign; Franci et Angli: Legal Distinctions; St Bernard and England; Change and Continuity in 11c Mercia: St Wulfstan; Land and Service; Frankish Rivalries and Norse Warriors; Knights of Shaftesbury Abbey. B.S. BACHRACH, M. BAYLAE, M. BIDDLE, J. COUNIHAN, R. EALES, G. GARNETT, C. HOLDSWORTH, E. MASON, R. MORTIMER, E. SEARLE, A. WILLIAMS/.26 plates, figs.