A Tale of Two Monasteries: Westminster and Saint-Denis in the Thirteenth Century by William Chester Jordan.

Name/Title

A Tale of Two Monasteries: Westminster and Saint-Denis in the Thirteenth Century by William Chester Jordan.

Description

England and France in the early thirteenth century -- Two great monasteries and two young men -- The Treaty of Paris -- The best of times, the worst of times -- A monumental rivalry -- Two royal successions -- The abbeys in the new regimes -- Diplomacy and governance -- Epilogue. xviii, 245 p. :ill., map ;25 cm.

Book Details

Author

Jordan, William C.

Place Published

City

Princeton

Date Published

circa 2009

Publication Subjects

Westminster Abbey--History. Abbaye de Saint-Denis (Saint-Denis, France)--History. Richard,de Ware,-1283 Mathieu,de Vend{circ}ome,approximately 1222-1286

Call No.

DA687 .W5 J67 2009

ISBN

9780691139012 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0691139016 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008033066

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.