Brittany and the Angevins: Province and Empire 1158-1203

by J. A. Everard

Overview

This is a political history of Brittany between 1158 and 1203, when it was ruled by the Angevin king of England, Henry II, and his successors. The book examines the process whereby Henry II gained sovereignty over Brittany, and how it was governed thereafter. This is the first study of this subject, offering an important contribution to the historiography of both Brittany and the "Angevin empire". It also offers a corrective to previous scholarship by suggesting that the Angevin regime in Brittany was neither alien nor opppressive to the Bretons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521026925
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/02/2006
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series , #48
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

List of figures and maps; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Ducal Brittany, 1066–1166; 2. Henry II and Brittany; 3. The government of Brittany under Henry II; 4. Duke Geoffrey and Brittany, 1166–86; 5. Duke Geoffrey, Henry II and the Angevin empire; 6. The end of Angevin Brittany, 1186–1203; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...carefully researched and cogently argued...[a] fine book..." Bailey K. Young, Eastern Illinois University, The Historian

"A fine piece of research..." Speculum

From the Publisher