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Henry II by W. L. Warren (1973, Hardcover)

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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520022823

ISBN-139780520022829

eBay Product ID (ePID)2124801

Product Key Features

Publication Year1973

TopicRoyalty

Book TitleHenry II

Number of Pages693 Pages

LanguageEnglish

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography

AuthorW. L. Warren

Book SeriesEnglish Monarchs Ser.

FormatHardcover

Additional Product Features

LCCN72-082220

Dewey Edition20

Series Volume NumberNo. 4

Dewey Decimal942.031092

SynopsisHenry II was an enigma to contemporaries, and has excited widely divergent judgements ever since. Dramatic incidents of his reign, such as his quarrel with Archbishop Becket and his troubled relations with his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and his sons, have attracted the attention of historical novelists, playwrights and filmmakers, but with no unanimity of interpretation. That he was a great king there can be no doubt. Yet his motives and intentions are not easy to divine, and it is Professor Warren's contention that concentration on the great crises of the reign can lead to distortion. This book is therefore a comprehensive reappraisal of the reign based, with rare understanding, on contemporary sources; it provides a coherent and persuasive revaluation of the man and the king, and is, in itself, an eloquent and impressive achievement.

LC Classification NumberDA206.W37 1973