The Angevin Empire

Description

The Angevin Empire stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. It was ruled by a succession of princes - Henry II, Richard I and John - who could claim to be the most powerful rulers in Western Europe. How were these territories brought together? How were they ruled? Why did John lose his grip on much of the continent? This book offers answers about the Angevin Empire, how it came about, and why it eventually fell.

John Gillingham taught history at the London School of Economics, University of London

Brimming with argument and controversy every inch of the way a book which everyone interested in the period should read. Nigel Saul in History Today A model of how to write medieval history. Peregrine Horden in British Book News The Angevin Empire is much more that a synthesis: it stands as a work of original research. H.E. Mayer in Deutsches Archiv This concise, lucid and lively book provides readers with more than just a precise account; as the product of the author's own reflection, it will stimulate them to make up their own minds. Jean-Phillipe Genet in Le Moyen Age A prime example of how to write history in a lively and interesting style. France in Print