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Writing history for the king : Henry II and the politics of vernacular historiography / Charity Urbanski.

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Writing History for the King is at once a reassessment of the reign of Henry II of England (1133-1189) and an original contribution to our understanding of the rise of vernacular historiography in the high Middle Ages. Charity Urbanski focuses on two dynastic histories commissioned by Henry: Wace�...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Urbanski, Charity, 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Henry > II, > King of England, > 1133-1189.
Normandy, Dukes of.
Wace, > approximately 1100-approximately 1175. > Roman de Rou.
Benoît, > de Sainte-More, > active 12th century. > Chronique des ducs de Normandie.
Great Britain > History > Norman period, 1066-1154 > Historiography.
Great Britain > History > Angevin period, 1154-1216 > Historiography.
Normandy (France) > Historiography.
Roman de Rou (Wace)
Historiography.
France > Normandy.
Great Britain.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Norman Genealogical Table
  • Map of the Angevin Empire
  • Introduction
  • 1. Situating the Roman de Rou and Chronique des ducs de Normandie
  • 2. Henry II
  • 3. The Roman de Rou
  • 4. The Chronique des ducs de Normandie
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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