Lay Charters and the Acta of Henry II

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, MAPS, AND TABLES vi
4. EDITOR’S PREFACE vii
5. ABBREVIATIONS ix
6. The Normans in Welsh History (R. Allen Brown Memorial Lecture) 1
7. William Marshal, Lancelot, and Arthur: Chivalry and Kingship 19
8. Grades of Ordination and Clerical Careers, c. 900–c. 1200 41
9. Evesham J and Evesham L: Two Early Twelfth-Century Manorial Surveys 62
10. Aspects of Church Reform in Wales, c. 1093–c. 1223 85
11. Lay Charters and the Acta of Henry II 100
12. Reinventing Normans as Crusaders? Ralph of Caen’s Gesta Tancredi 117
13. Kings, Lords, Charters, and the Political Culture of Twelfth-Century Wales 133
14. Identifying the Warrior on the Pre-Heraldic Battlefield 154
15. St Nicholas the Pilgrim and the City of Trani between Greeks and Normans, c. 1090–c. 1140 168
16. The ‘Resurgence’ of Powys in the Late Eleventh and Early Twelfth Centuries 182
17. Interpreter Families and Anglo-Welsh Relations in the Shropshire-Powys Marches in the Twelfth Century 196
18. A Taste for the Antique? Henry of Blois and the Arts 213