King Stephen

by King, Edmund

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Title Statements

Full title :King Stephen / Edmund King.

Summary

This compelling new biography provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), 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 Stephen's 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 family's 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. -- Publisher description.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Yale University Press
Place of Publication:New Haven
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

Description:xv, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780300112238, 0300112238, 9780300181951, 0300181957
oclc:ocn150348432
LC Classification:DA198.5
Dewey Decimal:942.02/4092

Family and honour -- The accession -- Mixed fortunes -- War and peace -- 1141 -- Provincial government -- A variety of coin -- The family -- Blessed are the peacemakers -- Appraisal.

Subjects

Biographies Biography Engeland Etienne, (de Blois Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1135-115… Great Britain Great Britain -- Biography. -- Kings an… Great Britain -- History -- Stephen, 11… History Kings and rulers Stephan (England, König) Stephan, I, Grossbritannien, König Stephen,, King of England Storbritannien -- historia -- medeltiden Storbritannien -- kungar och härskare -…