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题名/责任者:

Clash of crowns : William the Conqueror, Richard Lionheart, and Eleanor of Aquitaine ; a story of bloodshed, betrayal, and revenge / Mary McAuliffe.

出版发行项:

Mary McAuliffe : Maryland Rowman et Littlefield, 2015

ISBN:

9781442214729

载体形态项:

xiii, 265 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 23 cm.

个人责任者:

McAuliffe, Mary Sperling, 1943- .

个人名称主题:

Richard-I,-King of England,-1157-1199.

个人名称主题:

Philip-II,-King of France,-1165-1223.

论题主题:

Great Britain-History-Richard I, 1189-1199.

论题主题:

France-History-Philip II Augustus, 1180-1223.

论题主题:

Plantagenet, House of.

中图法分类号:

K835.617

书目附注:

Includes bibliographical references(pages.245-254) and index.

摘要附注:

"Conflict between England and France was a fact of life for centuries, but few realize that its origins date from the time of the Vikings, when a Norse chieftain named Rollo established himself and his progeny in Normandy. In this compelling and entertaining history, Mary McAuliffe takes the reader back to those dark and turbulent times when Rollo's descendants, the dukes of Normandy, asserted their dominance over the weak French monarchy--a dominance that became especially threatening after Duke William conquered England in 1066, giving him a royal crown. Despite this crown, William the Conqueror and his royal successors remained dukes of Normandy, with feudal obligations to their overlord, the king of France. This naturally fostered an ongoing hostility between the French and English crowns that, as McAuliffe convincingly shows, became ever more explosive as the strength and territorial holdings of the English monarchs grew. Conflict erupted regularly over the years, and Eleanor of Aquitaine's desertion of one camp for the other only added fuel to the long-simmering feud. McAuliffe takes the reader back to this dramatic era, providing the fascinating background and context for this 'clash of crowns.' She offers colorful insights into Richard Lionheart and Eleanor of Aquitaine as well as lesser-known French and English monarchs, especially Philip II of France. Philip proved a determined opponent of Richard Lionheart, and their cutthroat rivalry not only created fatal divisions within the Third Crusade but also culminated in an incendiary faceoff at Richard's newly built Cha?teau-Gaillard, the seemingly impregnable gateway to empire. The outcome would shape the course of English and French history throughout the centuries that followed"--Provided by publisher.

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