Henry II and England’s Insular Neighbours

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Editors’ Preface ix
5. List of Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction : Henry II and the Historians 1
7. The Accession of Henry II 24
8. Henry II and Louis VII 47
9. Doing Homage to the King of France 63
10. Henry, Duke of the Normans (1149/50–1189) 85
11. Henry II and England’s Insular Neighbours 129
12. Henry II, the English Church and the Papacy, 1154–76 154
13. On the Instruction of a Prince : The Upbringing of Henry, the Young King 184
14. Henry II and the Creation of the English Common Law 215
15. Finance and the Economy in the Reign of Henry II 242
16. Henry II and the English Coinage 257
17. The Court of Henry II 278
18. Literary Culture at the Court of Henry II 335
19. Henry II and Arthurian Legend 362
20. Index 395