Writing History for the King : : Henry II and the Politics of Vernacular Historiography /

Writing History for the King : : Henry II and the Politics of Vernacular Historiography / / Charity L. Urbanski.

Writing History for the King is at once a reassessment of the reign of Henry II of England (1133-1189) and an original contribution to our understanding of the rise of vernacular historiography in the high Middle Ages. Charity Urbanski focuses on two dynastic histories commissioned by Henry: Wace�...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Urbanski, Charity L.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; 1 chart, 1 map
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Norman Genealogical Table
  • Map of the Angevin Empire
  • Introduction
  • 1. Situating the Roman de Rou and Chronique des ducs de Normandie
  • 2. Henry II
  • 3. The Roman de Rou
  • 4. The Chronique des ducs de Normandie
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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