Research Catalog

Title

King Stephen and the anarchy : civil war and military tactics in twelfth-century Britain / Chris Peers.

Author

Peers, Chris

Publication

• Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Military, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Description

vii, 183 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm

Summary

"The Anarchy, the protracted struggle between Stephen of Blois andf the Empress Matilda for the English crown between 1135 and 1154, is often seen as a disastrous breakdown of one of the best-governed kingdoms of medieval Europe. But perhaps the impact of the conflict has been overstated, and its effect on the common people across the country is hard to judge. ... Kingship in England and the quarrel over the succession are reconsidered, together with the contrasting claims and charactesr and the principal protagonists. Anglo-Scottish and Anglo-Welsh relations are an essential part of the story, as is the response of the Church and the wider population to the collapse of central authority. There is a close analysis of the purely military side of events. The influence of the [Crusades], the relative importance of mounted knights, infantry and archers, the use of mercenaries, the evolution of armour and the strengths and weaknesses of English, Welsh and Scottish fighting methods."--Book jacket.

Subjects

• Great Britain > History > Stephen, 1135-1154
• Great Britain > History, Military
• Military art and science > History > Medieval, 500-1500
• Civil war > England > History > To 1500

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.

Contents

Prologue: A dynasty of conquerors -- Introduction: Scholars and sources -- 1. Stephen and the English succession -- 2. Disorder in the west country -- 3. A land 'full of castles' -- 4. The armies of England -- 5. Wales liberated -- 6. Scotland resurgent -- 7. The battle of the standard -- 8. Matilda and civil war in England -- 9. Lincoln and its aftermath -- 10. Winchester and Oxford: the turning points -- 11. Personal ambition and private war -- 12. Succession and anarchy in the North: Svein Asleifsson and the Earls of Orkney -- 13. Henry Plantagenet -- Conclusion: A graveyard of reputations? -- Who was who in the 'Anarchy"

Call Number

JFE 18-2800

ISBN

• 1473863678
• 9781473863675

OCLC

990843320

Author

Peers, Chris, author.

Title

King Stephen and the anarchy : civil war and military tactics in twelfth-century Britain / Chris Peers.

Publisher

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Military, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 18-2800