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King Stephen

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By (author): Edmund King

From Yale's English Monarchs series, the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen

King has written a masterpiece that reveals how a medieval political community can both consume and then reconstitute itself and offers readers a king emblematic of his truncated, troubled age.Choice

King Stephen's reign (11351154), with its nineteen long winters of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, Edmund King shows with rare clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Keeping Stephen at the forefront of his account, the author also chronicles the activities of key family members and associates whose loyal support sustained Stephens kingship. In 1135 the popular Stephen was elected king against the claims of the empress Matilda and her sons. But by 1153, Stephen had lost control over Normandy and other important regions, England had lost prestige, and the weakened king was forced to cede his familys right to succession.

A rich narrative covering the drama of a tumultuous reign, this book focuses well-deserved attention on a king who lost control of his destiny.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 635g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Apr 2012
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780300181951

About Edmund King

Edmund King is emeritus professor of medieval history University of Sheffield. He lives in Sheffield UK.

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