England and its Rulers: 1066 - 1307 (Blackwell Classic Histories of England)

This Is An Updated And Expanded Edition Of A Classic Introduction To Medieval England From The Reign Of William The Conqueror To Edward I. Includes A New Chapter On Family And Gender Roles, Revisions Throughout To Enhance The Narrative Flow, And Further Reading Sections Containing The Most Up-to-date Sources Offers Engaging And Clear Discussion Of The Key Political, Economic, Social, And Cultural Issues Of The Period, By An Esteemed Scholar And Writer Illustrates Themes With Lively, Pertinent Examples And Important Primary Sources Assesses The Reigns Of Key Norman, Angevin, And Plantagenet Monarchs, As Well As The British Dimension Of English History, The Creation Of Wealth, The Rise Of The Aristocracy, And More. -- Provided By Publisher. England's Place In Medieval Europe -- The Norman Conquest (1066-87) -- Norman Government (1087-1135) -- Church Reform -- The Creation Of Wealth -- Struggles For The Kingdom (1135-99) -- Law And Order -- The Twelfth-century Renaissance -- The Matter Of Britain -- Family And Gender -- King John And The Minority Of Henry Iii (1199-1227) -- The Personal Rule Of Henry Iii (1227-58) -- National Identity -- The Commune Of England (1258-72) -- Lordship And The Structure Of Society -- Edward I (1272-1307). M.t. Clanchy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Wiley Blackwell Classic Histories of England 4 Title page 5 Copyright page 6 Contents 7 Preface to the Fourth Edition 11 List of Abbreviations 12 Maps 13 1: England’s Place in Medieval Europe 17 England and its conquerors 19 Europe and the world 22 England’s destiny 26 Interpretations of English history 31 England and Britain 34 Part I: The Normans (1066–1135) 39 2: The Norman Conquest (1066–87) 44 Immediately after the Conquest 44 Debates about the Conquest 47 English feelings about the Normans 51 Names and languages 55 Domesday Book 58 3: Norman Government (1087–1135) 63 William Rufus and Henry I 64 The development of institutions 70 The Exchequer 72 Feudalism 76 4: Church Reform 81 The Anglo-Saxon church 81 Lanfranc and Norman control 84 Anselm and religious perfection 89 Monastic expansion 93 5: The Creation of Wealth 99 Competition between churches and towns 100 Markets and money 105 What was wealth? 108 Did the Normans make a difference? 111 Part II: The Angevins (1135–99) 115 6: Struggles for the Kingdom (1135–99) 122 Property and inheritance 123 Stephen and Matilda 126 Henry II’s ancestral rights 129 Henry II and his sons 134 Richard I 136 7: Law and Order 141 The law and feudalism 142 The system described by Glanvill 144 Henry II’s intentions 147 Bureaucracy 149 Why did England develop a system of its own? 152 8: The Twelfth-century Renaissance 156 England’s place in this Renaissance 158 Curiales and Latinists 161 The Owl and the Nightingale 164 Artists and patrons 166 9: The Matter of Britain 171 Arthur and Merlin 174 Wales – defining an allegiance 178 Modernization in Scotland 183 Civilization in Ireland 190 10: Family and Gender 198 Gender 201 Clerics and the family 204 The law of marriage 207 House and home 210 Part III: The Poitevins (1199–1272) 214 11: King John and the Minority of Henry III (1199–1227) 219 The Poitevin connection 219 The record of King John 223 Magna Carta 226 The regency of William the Marshal 230 Implications of the minority 235 12: The Personal Rule of Henry III (1227–58) 239 Contemporary rulers 240 The return of Peter des Roches 244 Henry’s style of kingship 248 Henry’s European strategy 255 The ‘Sicilian business’ 259 13: National Identity 264 National feeling in Henry III’s reign 264 The papacy and internationalism 267 The identity of England 269 The use of the English language 273 From lordship to nation state 276 The expulsion of the Poitevins 279 14: The Commune of England (1258–72) 283 The confederates of 1258 284 The idea of the commune 287 The Provisions of Oxford 289 Henry III’s recovery 292 Monarchy versus community 294 The king and Westminster abbey 297 15: Lordship and the Structure of Society 300 Homage and honour 303 Women and lordship 307 Lords, freemen and serfs 310 Lordship and management 314 Epilogue 320 16: Edward I (1272–1307) 320 Assessing the king’s character 322 The enforcement of royal rights 326 The conquest of Wales 331 The subjection of Scotland 336 English law and nationalism 340 Genealogical Tables 347 Suggestions for Further Reading 350 Index 359