Author:
Hanley, Catherine, author.
ImprintNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
Descriptionxiii, 448 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, genealogical tables, maps ; 25 cm
Note:Part I. Two Houses Collide -- The New Kings -- Tragedy, Crisis And Murder -- Two Heirs And Two Heiresses -- Brothers And Sons -- A Queen Of Two Realms -- 'Magna Discordia' -- Part II. The Devil's Brood -- A King Without A Kingdom -- 'The God-Given' -- Shame On A Conquered King -- Crusade -- 'The Devil Is Loose' -- King Arthur? -- The Fall Of Normandy -- Part III. The Capetian King Of England -- First Steps -- Bouvines -- Invitation And Invasion -- 'Hell Is Made Fouler' -- A Tale Of Two Battles -- Louis Rex -- Part IV. Saints And Sinners -- Woe Unto The Land... -- Four Sisters -- Captive Kings -- Brothers-In-Law, Brothers-In-Arms -- The End Of Two Eras -- The Iron Kings -- Epilogue: Happily Ever After...
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-423)and index.
Note:The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or petty feuding between kings and queens could determine the course of history. The Capetians of France and the Angevins of England waged war, made peace, and intermarried. The lands under the control of the English king once reached to within a few miles of Paris, and those ruled by the French house, at their apogee, crossed the Channel and encompassed London itself.0 In this lively, engaging history, Catherine Hanley traces the great clashes, and occasional friendships, of the two dynasties. Along the way, she emphasizes the fascinating and influential women of the houses-including Eleanor of Aquitaine and Blanche of Castille-and shows how personalities and familial bonds shaped the fate of two countries. This is a tale of two intertwined dynasties that shaped the present and the future of England and France, told through the stories of the people involved.
