The Beaumont twins
Subtitle: the roots and branches of power in the twelfth century
By: David Crouch.
Series: Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;; 4th ser., 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Beaumont, Robert de, Earl of Leicester, 1104-1168; Beaumont, Waleran de, comte de Meulan, 1104-1166; Beaumont family; Power (Social sciences) -- History -- To 1500; Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Henry I, 1100-1135 -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Stephen, 1135-1154 -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: A biography of Robert de Beaumont (1104-1168), the earl of Leicester, and Waleran de Beaumont (1104-1168), the count of Meulan. They are the twin sons of Robert de Beaumont, the count of Meulan and the earl of Leicester. Waleran led a rebellion against Henry I in 1123-4. Robert built a solid power-base in the Central Midlands of England. He used his power to gain a high office in Henry II's government after 1154.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 223-226.
Includes index.