Geoffrey De Mandeville
Subtitle: A Study of the Anarchy
Publisher: Burt Franklin
Published: June 1972
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780833730718
First sentence: BEFORE approaching that struggle between King Stephen and his rival, the Empress Maud, with which this work is mainly concerned, it is desirable to examine the peculiar conditions of Stephen's accession to the crown, determining, as they did, his position as king, and supplying, we shall find, the master-key is the anomalous character of his reign.