LEADER 04292nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910455237403321 005 20210927211910.0 010 $a1-282-25931-8 010 $a9786612259319 010 $a1-4008-3038-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400830381 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788584 035 $a(EBL)457840 035 $a(OCoLC)442778349 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000593652 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12196411 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000593652 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10741517 035 $a(PQKB)10193174 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000255291 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11221650 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000255291 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10213389 035 $a(PQKB)10425577 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457840 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36641 035 $a(DE-B1597)446879 035 $a(OCoLC)979757802 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400830381 035 $a(PPN)18726662X 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457840 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10328917 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL225931 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788584 100 $a20080728d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA tale of two monasteries$b[electronic resource] $eWestminster and Saint-Denis in the thirteenth century /$fWilliam Chester Jordan 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, NJ $cPrinceton University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-15006-0 311 $a0-691-13901-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tCONTENTS --$tLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --$tPREFACE --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tTECHNICAL MATTERS: CURRENCIES, CALENDARS, NOMENCLATURE --$tCHAPTER I. England and France in the Early Thirteenth Century --$tCHAPTER II Two Great Monasteries and Two Young Men --$tCHAPTER III. The Treaty of Paris --$tCHAPTER IV. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times --$tCHAPTER V. A Monumental Rivalry --$tCHAPTER VI. Two Royal Successions --$tCHAPTER VII. The Abbeys in the New Regimes --$tCHAPTER VIII. Diplomacy and Governance --$tCHAPTER IX. Epilogue --$tBIBLIOGRAPHY --$tINDEX 330 $aA Tale of Two Monasteries takes an unprecedented look at one of the great rivalries of the Middle Ages and offers it as a revealing lens through which to view the intertwined histories of medieval England and France. This is the first book to systematically compare Westminster Abbey and the abbey of Saint-Denis--two of the most important ecclesiastical institutions of the thirteenth century--and to do so through the lives and competing careers of the two men who ruled them, Richard de Ware of Westminster and Mathieu de Vendôme of Saint-Denis. Esteemed historian William Jordan weaves a breathtaking narrative of the social, cultural, and political history of the period. It was an age of rebellion and crusades, of artistic and architectural innovation, of unprecedented political reform, and of frustrating international diplomacy--and Richard and Mathieu, in one way or another, played important roles in all these developments. Jordan traces their rise from obscure backgrounds to the highest ranks of political authority, Abbot Richard becoming royal treasurer of England, and Abbot Mathieu twice serving as a regent of France during the crusades. By enabling us to understand the complex relationships the abbots and their rival institutions shared with each other and with the kings and social networks that supported and exploited them, A Tale of Two Monasteries paints a vivid portrait of medieval society and politics, and of the ambitious men who influenced them so profoundly. 606 $aPolitical science 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y1216-1272 607 $aFrance$xPolitics and government$y1226-1270 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical science. 676 $a271/.1042132 700 $aJordan$b William Chester$f1948-$0170274 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455237403321 996 $aA tale of two monasteries$92450451 997 $aUNINA