Cornell University Press, Date: 2013-10-15. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Jacket slightly sunned. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> "Writing History for the King features a reevaluation of the reign of Henry II, who has traditionally been considered the most secure and powerful king of England in the High Middle Ages. Charity Urbanski suggests that Henry's authority in England and Normandy was 'remarkably tenuous in some ways' and that the future of his dynasty was far from certain. Urbanski argues that Henry II commissioned Wace and Benoît de Sainte-Maure to provide a legitimizing, genealogically framed account of early Norman history that would strengthen and ultimately secure his legitimacy. Urbanski's lucid and fluidly written book is novel in its interpretation both of the texts under consideration and their function, and of the political situation that originally engendered them. Everyone interested in Anglo-Norman historiography will want to read Writing History for the King." - Gabrielle Spiegel, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University 2013. Cornell University Press ISBN 0801451310 9780801451317 [US]

ISBN10: 0801451310, ISBN13: 9780801451317, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Hardcover Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Jacket slightly sunned. Clean, unmarked pages. "Writing History for the King features a reevaluation of the reign of Henry II, who has traditionally been considered the most secure and powerful king of England in the High Middle Ages. Charity Urbanski suggests that Henry's authority in England and Normandy was 'remarkably tenuous in some ways' and that the future of his dynasty was far from certain. Urbanski argues that Henry II commissioned Wace and Benoît de Sainte-Maure to provide a legitimizing, genealogically framed account of early Norman history that would strengthen and ultimately secure his legitimacy. Urbanski's lucid and fluidly written book is novel in its interpretation both of the texts under consideration and their function, and of the political situation that originally engendered them. Everyone interested in Anglo-Norman historiography will want to read Writing History for the King." - Gabrielle Spiegel, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
[Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

ISBN10: 0801451310, ISBN13: 9780801451317, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Hardcover Text clean and solid; 9.30 X 6.10 X 1 inches; 272 pages
[Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

Hardback. New. Both a reassessment of the reign of Henry II and an original contribution to our understanding of the rise of vernacular historiography in the high Middle Ages. ISBN 0801451310 9780801451317 [GB]

Cornell University Press. Hardcover. New. 9x6x1. Cornell University Press ISBN 0801451310 9780801451317 [US]

ISBN10: 0801451310, ISBN13: 9780801451317, [publisher: Cornell Univ Pr] Hardcover 256 pages. 9.75x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]