02935nam 2200613 a 450 991077923980332120221108045550.00-300-17010-610.12987/9780300170108(CKB)2550000000105019(StDuBDS)AH24486341(SSID)ssj0000703101(PQKBManifestationID)11426546(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000703101(PQKBWorkID)10686983(PQKB)10736448(DE-B1597)485923(OCoLC)952756465(DE-B1597)9780300170108(Au-PeEL)EBL3420971(CaPaEBR)ebr10579370(OCoLC)923600467(MiAaPQ)EBC3420971(EXLCZ)99255000000010501920100430d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrKing Stephen[electronic resource] /Edmund KingNew Haven Yale University Pressc20101 online resource (384 p.) Yale English monarchsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-11223-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-356) and indexes.Family and honour -- The accession -- Mixed fortunes -- War and peace -- 1141 -- Provincial government -- A variety of coin -- The family -- Blessed are the peacemakers -- Appraisal.This compelling new biography provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its "nineteen long winters" of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, Edmund King shows with rare clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Keeping Stephen at the forefront of his account, the author also chronicles the activities of key family members and associates whose loyal support sustained Stephen's kingship. In 1135 the popular Stephen was elected king against the claims of the empress Matilda and her sons. But by 1153, Stephen had lost control over Normandy and other important regions, England had lost prestige, and the weakened king was forced to cede his family's right to succession. A rich narrative covering the drama of a tumultuous reign, this book focuses well-deserved attention on a king who lost control of his destiny.Yale English monarchs.BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / RoyaltybisacshGreat BritainHistoryStephen, 1135-1154Great BritainKings and rulersBiographyBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty.942.02/4092BKing Edmund48219MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779239803321King Stephen3828131UNINA