Henry II and the Politics of Vernacular Historiography
by
Charity L. Urbanski
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Writing History for the King is at once a reassessment of the reign of Henry II of England (1133–1189) and an original contribution to our understanding of the rise of vernacular historiography in the high Middle Ages. Charity Urbanski focuses on two dynastic histories commissioned by Henry: Wace’s...