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The reign of King Stephen (1135-54) is famous as a period of weak government, as Stephen and his rival the Empress Matilda contended for power. A contemporary chronicler described it as 'nineteen long winters in which Christ and his saints were asleep'. Historians today refer to it simply as 'The Anarchy'. This is a study of medieval kingship at its most vulnerable. It also shows how individuals and institutions enabled the monarchy to survive.

The weakness of government was the result of a disputed succession. Stephen lost control over Normandy, the Welsh marches, and much of the North. Contemporaries noted as signs of weakness the tyranny of the lords of castles, and the break-down of coinage. Stephen remained king for his lifetime, but leading churchmen and laymen negotiated a settlement whereby the crown passed to the Empress's son, the future Henry II.

This volume by leading scholars gives an original and up-to-date analysis of these major themes, and explains how the English monarchy was able to survive the Anarchy of King Stephen's reign.

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English
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332

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Anarchy of King Stephen's Reign
1994, Oxford University Press
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The anarchy of King Stephen's reign
1994, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Oxford, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
942.02/4
Library of Congress
DA198.5 .A7 1994, DA198.5.A7 1994

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxii, 332 p., [8] p. of plates :
Number of pages
332

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1081872M
Internet Archive
anarchyofkingste0000unse
ISBN 10
0198203640
LCCN
94005443
OCLC/WorldCat
29791852
Library Thing
6786112
Goodreads
126465

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