1st Edition
The Reign of Richard Lionheart Ruler of The Angevin Empire, 1189-1199
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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This ground-breaking and substantive new history considers Richard's reign from a perspective that is as much French as English. Viewing the king himself as a great military commander, it also shows him as a more competent administrator than previously acknowledged. Modern revisionist work allows the authors to correct many misconceptions about Richard's French possessions, and recent... Read more
Editors Preface.......................................................................................... Vll
Authors' Preface .......................................................................................... ix
List of Abbreviations ................................................................................... xi
The historians' balance-sheet ............................................................... 1
2 The character of the Angevin 'empire' ............................................. 17
3 The problem of Philip Augustus and growing French royal power .............................................................. 41
4 Richard's apprenticeship: count of Poitou 1172-89 ......................... 57
5 Richard's accession and preparations for the Third Crusade .......... 72
6 Richard's governance of England prior to departure on crusade
7 The government of England during the Third Crusade
and German captivity ...................................................................... 110
8 The government of England under Hubert Walter and
Geoffrey fitz Peter ............................................................................ 141
9 The duchy of Normandy ................................................................. 163
10 Greater Anjou .................................................................................. 181
11 The duchy of Aquitaine ................................................................... 200
12 Richard's warf are following the crusade, 1193-99
13 Richard in retrospect
Maps
Genealogical Table
Bibliography
Index
Authors' Preface .......................................................................................... ix
List of Abbreviations ................................................................................... xi
The historians' balance-sheet ............................................................... 1
2 The character of the Angevin 'empire' ............................................. 17
3 The problem of Philip Augustus and growing French royal power .............................................................. 41
4 Richard's apprenticeship: count of Poitou 1172-89 ......................... 57
5 Richard's accession and preparations for the Third Crusade .......... 72
6 Richard's governance of England prior to departure on crusade
7 The government of England during the Third Crusade
and German captivity ...................................................................... 110
8 The government of England under Hubert Walter and
Geoffrey fitz Peter ............................................................................ 141
9 The duchy of Normandy ................................................................. 163
10 Greater Anjou .................................................................................. 181
11 The duchy of Aquitaine ................................................................... 200
12 Richard's warf are following the crusade, 1193-99
13 Richard in retrospect
Maps
Genealogical Table
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Ralph V. Turner, Richard R. Heiser
