Two houses, two kingdoms : a history of France and England, 1100-1300
Hanley, Catherine, 1972-2022
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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. 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.
Main title:
Two houses, two kingdoms : a history of France and England, 1100-1300 / Catherine Hanley.
Author:
Hanley, Catherine, 1972-, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2022.
Collation:
480 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780300253580 (hbk)
Dewey class:
942.03
LC class:
DA205
Local class:
942.03
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216Great Britain -- History -- Plantagenets, 1154-1399France -- History -- Capetians, 987-1328Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- History -- To 1500France -- Kings and rulers -- History -- To 1500Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- FranceFrance -- Foreign relations -- Great BritainHistory
BRN:
3143166
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