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England and Its Rulers 1066 - 1307, 3rd Edition

ISBN: 978-1-405-10649-8

September 2006

Wiley-Blackwell

360 pages

Description

England and its Rulers has established itself as an attractive and authoritative account of English history from 1066. For this third edition, three new chapters have been added, the bibliography and suggested further reading sections have been fully updated, and additions and amendments have been made throughout.

  • New edition of the standard introduction to this popular period of English history.
  • Assesses the reigns of successive monarchs including William the Conqueror, Henry I, Richard the Lionheart, and King John.
  • Includes an epilogue on the reign of Edward I (1272-1307).
  • Three new chapters examine the social and economic history of the period and the British dimension of English history.
About the Author
M. T. Clanchy is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, and a Fellow of the British Academy. He taught at the University of Glasgow 1964-85. He is the author of From Memory to Written Record: England 1066-1307 (Blackwell second edition, 1993) and Abelard: A Medieval Life (Blackwell, 1997). He is the editor (with Betty Radice) of The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (2003).
Features

  • New edition of the standard introduction to this popular period of English history.
  • Three new chapters examine the social and economic history of the period and the British dimension of English history.
  • Assesses the reigns of successive monarchs including William the Conqueror, Henry I, Richard the Lionheart, and King John.
  • Includes an epilogue on the reign of Edward I (1272-1307).
  • Suggestions for further reading have been fully updated, while additions and amendments have been made throughout.