Rulership and Rebellion in the Anglo-Norman World, C.1066-c.1216 : Essays in Honour of Professor Edmund King

The importance of the themes of rulership and rebellion in the history of the Anglo-Norman world between 1066 and the early thirteenth century is incontrovertible. The power, government, and influence of kings, queens and other lords pervaded and dominated society and was frequently challenged and resisted. But while biographies of rulers, studies of the institutions and operation of central, local and seigniorial government, and works on particular political struggles abound, many major aspects of rulership and rebellion remain to be explored or further elucidated. This volume, written by leading scholars in the field and dedicated to the pioneering work of Professor Edmund King, will make an original, important and timely contribution to our knowledge and understanding of Anglo-Norman history. Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Tables 8 List of Contributors 10 Acknowledgements 12 List of Abbreviations 14 Introduction 16 1 Edmund King: an Appreciation 26 2 William the Peacemaker: the Submission of the English to the Duke of Normandy, October 1066–January 1067 36 3 A Profession of Ignorance: an Insight into Domesday Procedure in an Early Reference to the Inquest 60 4 The Place of Government in Transition: Winchester, Westminster and London in the Mid-Twelfth Century 76 5 A Different diffidatio: Violence, Litigation and the Lord of Courville from the Letters of Ivo of Chartres 92 6 The Charters of Geoffrey de Mandeville 106 7 The Legacy of Ranulf de Gernons 126 8 Fortunes of War: Safe-Guarding Wallingford Castle and Honour 1135–60 140 9 John of Salisbury and Courtiers’ Trifles 156 10 How to Suppress a Rebellion: England 1173–74 178 11 The Battle of the Countesses: the Division of the Honour of Leicester, March–December 1207 194 12 The ‘Loss of Normandy’ and Northamptonshire 228 13 The Twenty-Five Barons of Magna Carta: an Augustinian Echo 246 A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Edmund King 268 Index of Manuscripts 278 General Index 282 Essays in Honour of Professor Edmund King Introduction / Paul Dalton and David Luscombe Edmund King, an appreciation / Sandra Raban William the peacemaker: the submission of the English to the Duke of Normandy, October 1066-January 1067 / Paul Dalton A profession of ignorance: an insight into Domesday procedure in an early reference to the inquest / David Roffe The place of government in transition: Winchester, Westminster and London in the mid-twelfth century / Kenji Yoshitake A different diffidatio: violence, litigation and the Lord of Courville from the letters of Ivo of Chartres / Kathleen Thompson The charters of Geoffrey de Mandeville / Judith A. Green The legacy of Ranulf de Gernons / Graeme J. White Fortunes of war: safe-guarding Wallingford Castle and honour 1135-1160 / K.S.B. Keats-Rohan John of Salisbury and courtiers' trifles / David Luscombe How to suppress a rebellion: England 1173-1174 / Paul Latimer The battle of the countesses: the division of the honour of Leicester, March-December 1207 / David Crouch The "loss of Normandy" and Northamptonshire / Daniel Power The twenty-five barons of Magna Carta: an Augustinian echo? / Nicholas Vincent.