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Henry I

By: Charles Warren Hollister

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Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, ruled from 1100 to 1135, a time of fundamental change in the Anglo-Norman world. This long-awaited biography, written by one of the most distinguished medievalists of his generation, offers a major reassessment of Henry’s character and reign. Challenging the dark and dated portrait of the king as brutal, greedy, and repressive, it argues instead that Henry’s rule was based on reason and order. C. Warren Hollister points out that Henry laid the foundations for judicial and financial institutions usually attributed to his grandson, Henry II. Royal government was centralized and systematized, leading to firm, stable, and peaceful rule for his subjects in both England and Normandy. By mid-reign Henry I was the most powerful king in Western Europe, and with astute diplomacy, an intelligence network, and strategic marriages of his children (legitimate and illegitimate), he was able to undermine the various coalitions mounted against him. Henry strove throughout his reign to solidify the Anglo-Norman dynasty, and his marriage linked the Normans to the Old English line. Hollister vividly describes Henry’s life and reign, places them against the political background of the time, and provides analytical studies of the king and his magnates, the royal administration, and relations between king and church. The resulting volume is one that will be welcomed by students and general readers alike.

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Yale University Press

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0300098294

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The Royal Minorities of Medieval and Early Modern England

By: Charles Beem

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The Royal Minorities of Medieval and Early Modern England

By: Charles Beem

This study covers the history of the underage male kings of England, examining their historical relationship to one another and assessing their collective impact on the political and constitutional development of England.

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Springer

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0230616186

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The Royal Forests of Medieval England

By: Charles R. Young

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The Royal Forests of Medieval England

By: Charles R. Young

The distinction between the forest and the trees is fundamental to this study, for the royal forest of medieval England was a complex institution with legal, political, economic, and social significance. To protect the "beasts of the forest" and their habitat, initially for the king's hunting and later for economic exploitation, an elaborate organization of officials and courts administered a system of "forest law" that was unique to medieval England. The subject can first be studied in detail in the records and chronicles of the Angevin kings, which reflect the restless activity of Henry II and his growing corps of officials that led to the expansion of the area designated as royal forest. At its height in the thirteenth century, an estimated one-fourth of the land area of England and its riches came under the special jurisdiction of forest law. Barons whose holdings lay within the royal forest were restricted in their use of the land, and the activity of all who lived or traveled in the forest was circumscribed. Until the institution of new taxes overshadowed the economic importance of the forest and the king divested himself of large areas of forest in 1327, the extent of the royal forest, with its special jurisdiction, was often a source of conflict between king and barons and was a major political issue in the Magna Carta crisis of 1215. This is the first general history of the royal forest system from its beginning with the Norman Conquest to its decline in the later Middle Ages. The author pays special attention to the development of forest law alongside common law, and the interrelationship between the two types of law, courts, and justices. The preservation of extensive unpublished records of the forest courts in the Public Record Office makes possible this intensive study of the legal and administrative aspects of the royal forest; chronicles and the records of the Exchequer, among other sources, shed light on the political and economic importance of the royal forests in medieval England. The author's ultimate objective is to show the influence of the royal forest upon the daily lives of contemporaries—both the barons who held land and the peasants who tilled land within the royal forests.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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1512809187

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9781512809183

Henry I

By: Charles Warren Hollister

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Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century

By: Robert L. Benson,Giles Constable,Carol Dana Lanham,Charles Homer Haskins

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Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century

By: Robert L. Benson,Giles Constable,Carol Dana Lanham,Charles Homer Haskins

Twenty-seven authors approach the diverse areas of the cultural, religious, and social life of the twelfth century. These essays form a basic resource for all interested in this pivotal century. A reprint of the first edition first published in 1982.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802068502

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9780802068507

In the Balance

Themes in Global History

By: Candice Lee Goucher,Charles A. Le Guin,Linda A. Walton

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In the Balance

Themes in Global History

By: Candice Lee Goucher,Charles A. Le Guin,Linda A. Walton

This is volume one of a two-volume world history text. The book takes a thematic approach, exploring different civilizations in a comparative manner and central themes are used to highlight the interconnectedness of the world's development across cultures and time. The approach is roughly chronological, though the organization deals with broader comparative issues such as the family. The text explores how different parts of the world often follow similar paths, even at different times and how similarities or differences in development can be revealing about particular societies, for example a chapter on gods, goddesses and god kings in Asia, Africa and the Americas. The book places less emphasis on political history and more on social, economic and cultural, with coverage of gender and family. The section openers have comparative chronological charts to help keep the student oriented with respect to events in different parts of the world and learning aids include debating the past boxes, daily life boxes, two four-colour photo-essays and marginal heads to help keep track of the testable material.

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McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

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0070241805

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9780070241800

Richard III

By: Charles Ross

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Richard III

By: Charles Ross

Richard III ruled England for a mere twenty-six months, yet few English monarchs remain as compulsively fascinating, and none has been more persistently vilified. In his absorbing and universally praised account, Charles Ross assesses the king within the context of his violent age and explores the critical questions of the reign: why and how Richard Plantagenet usurped the throne; the belief that he ordered the murder of "the Princes in the Tower"; the events leading to the battle of Bosworth in 1485; and the death of the Yorkist dynasty with Richard himself. In a new foreword, Professor Richard A. Griffiths identifies the attributes that have made Ross's account the leading biography in the field, and assesses the impact of the research published since the book first appeared in 1981. "A fascinating study on a perennially fascinating topic… the base against which will be measured any future research."--Times Higher Education Supplement

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Yale University Press

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0300229747

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9780300229745

George C. Homans

History, Theory, and Method

By: A Javier Treviqo,Charles Tilly

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George C. Homans

History, Theory, and Method

By: A Javier Treviqo,Charles Tilly

George C. Homans: History, Theory, and Method offers original essays written by scholars from the fields of sociology, history, anthropology, and literature with the aim of assessing Homans's rich and diverse intellectual contributions. It is the first volume in over thirty years to offer a reappraisal of the life and work of one of the twentieth century's leading social scientists.

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Routledge

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1317259297

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Shannon: Carrying the Star

By: Charles E. Friend

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Shannon: Carrying the Star

By: Charles E. Friend

This is how it all began for U.S. Marshal Clay Shannon. Forced by honor to defend his father's murder, young Shannon pins the sheriff's badge to his vest and sets out for vengeance. No one in town thinks Shannon is man enough for the job, but he proves them wrong by gunning down the man who killed his father. Afterwards, he refuses to maintain the post of sheriff in the small town. He has other ideas. Armed with his father's gun, he sets off for a larger, more dangerous town to become a deputy. Things immediately take a turn for Shannon. He's no longer a small-town farmer but a star-carrying deputy of the law in a town that has none. Along with the sheriff and other deputies, Shannon learns how to uphold the law, defend himself, and bring in his man.

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Amazon Encore

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0803495307

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9780803495302

Book's by Charles Warren Hollister

Henry I

Henry I

The Royal Minorities of Medieval and Early Modern England

The Royal Minorities of Medieval and Early Modern England

The Royal Forests of Medieval England

The Royal Forests of Medieval England

Henry I

Henry I

Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century

Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century

In the Balance

In the Balance

Richard III

Richard III

George C. Homans

George C. Homans

Shannon: Carrying the Star

Shannon: Carrying the Star

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