BOOKS - Restoration and Reform, 1153-1165: Recovery from Civil War in England
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568877
568877
Restoration and Reform, 1153-1165: Recovery from Civil War in England
Author: Graeme J. White
Year: January 1, 2000
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.3 MB
Language: English
Year: January 1, 2000
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.3 MB
Language: English
This book, covering the close of Stephen's reign (1135-54) and the early phase of Henry II's (1154-89), examines the government of England in the aftermath of civil war. It suggests that the extent of and "anarchy and " under Stephen has been exaggerated and that there was much administrative continuity from one reign to the next. Previous studies of Henry II's government have often neglected his earliest years, but here there is a reassessment of the significance of financial and judicial measures during 1163-65, as and "restoration and " gave way to and "reform. and "