num_pages: 192
description: This well-known text, the standard account of the subject, is essential reading for students and scholars of the Norman period from undergraduate level upwards, and was hailed on first publication " a landmark in twelfth-century studies." Written in the form of a biography this completely revised and updated edition discusses the significant social, governmental and religious developments as they arose in the course of the narrative.
language: English
title: King Stephen
titlecomplete: King Stephen
characters: Empress Matilda, Stephen, King of England, David I, King of Scots, Henry II of England, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester, Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Henry of Blois
genres: History, Medieval History, Biography, British Literature
ratings_count: 35
publisher: Routledge