Domesday Book To Magna Carta: 1087-1216
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight binding, no loose pages.
At the crossroads of conquest and constitutional revolution, Domesday Book to Magna Carta: 1087–1216 chronicles one of the most turbulent and consequential centuries in English history — from the death of William the Conqueror to the sealing of the great charter that would forever alter the relationship between king and subject. A. L. Poole presents a sweeping yet meticulously detailed account of Norman and Angevin England, tracing the rise of a feudal order, the clash of church and crown, and the gradual forging of English common law through the reigns of William Rufus, Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard I, and King John. Part of the celebrated Oxford History of England series, this volume stands as a landmark of medieval scholarship, distinguished by Poole's command of primary sources and his authoritative, measured prose. The work illuminates the social, political, and ecclesiastical forces that shaped a nascent nation, arguing convincingly that the seeds of English liberty were sown not in peaceful consensus but in the fire of baronial rebellion and royal overreach. For anyone seeking to understand how a medieval kingdom became the cradle of parliamentary democracy, this second edition remains an indispensable and richly rewarding read.
Author: A. L. Poole
Format: Hardback
Published: 1986, Oxford University Press / Clarendon Press
Genre: British & Irish history
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight binding, no loose pages.
At the crossroads of conquest and constitutional revolution, Domesday Book to Magna Carta: 1087–1216 chronicles one of the most turbulent and consequential centuries in English history — from the death of William the Conqueror to the sealing of the great charter that would forever alter the relationship between king and subject. A. L. Poole presents a sweeping yet meticulously detailed account of Norman and Angevin England, tracing the rise of a feudal order, the clash of church and crown, and the gradual forging of English common law through the reigns of William Rufus, Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard I, and King John. Part of the celebrated Oxford History of England series, this volume stands as a landmark of medieval scholarship, distinguished by Poole's command of primary sources and his authoritative, measured prose. The work illuminates the social, political, and ecclesiastical forces that shaped a nascent nation, arguing convincingly that the seeds of English liberty were sown not in peaceful consensus but in the fire of baronial rebellion and royal overreach. For anyone seeking to understand how a medieval kingdom became the cradle of parliamentary democracy, this second edition remains an indispensable and richly rewarding read.