At last: an authoritative, up to date account of the troubled reign of King Stephen, by a leading scholar of the Anglo-Norman world. David Crouch covers every a

At last: an authoritative, up to date account of the troubled reign of King Stephen, by a leading scholar of the Anglo-Norman world. David Crouch covers every a

This text provides a biography of King Stephen (1134-54), the last Norman monarch whose reign was key in English history as well as the subject of much controve

The reign of King Stephen (1135-54) is famous as a period of weak government, as Stephen and his rival the Empress Matilda contended for power. This is a study

Detailed examination of the steps by which Henry II negotiated peace and established the authority of his government.