LEADER 03759nam 2200637 450 001 9910817956503321 005 20210520211146.0 010 $a0-8014-6971-6 010 $a0-8014-6972-4 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801469725 035 $a(CKB)3710000000020536 035 $a(OCoLC)862209045 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10774205 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001001422 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11609188 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001001422 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10967099 035 $a(PQKB)11745807 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001503863 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138525 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28958 035 $a(DE-B1597)478619 035 $a(OCoLC)979970029 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801469725 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138525 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10774205 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL683597 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000020536 100 $a20130327d2013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWriting history for the king $eHenry II and the politics of vernacular historiography /$fCharity Urbanski 210 1$aIthaca :$cCornell University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 311 0 $a1-322-52315-0 311 0 $a0-8014-5131-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tList of Abbreviations --$tNorman Genealogical Table --$tMap of the Angevin Empire --$tIntroduction --$t1. Situating the Roman de Rou and Chronique des ducs de Normandie --$t2. Henry II --$t3. The Roman de Rou --$t4. The Chronique des ducs de Normandie --$tConclusion --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aWriting 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 Roman de Rou (c. 1160-1174) and Benoît de Sainte-Maure's Chronique des ducs de Normandie (c. 1174-1189). In both cases, Henry adopted the new genre of vernacular historical writing in Old French verse in an effort to disseminate a royalist version of the past that would help secure a grip on power for himself and his children. Wace was the first to be commissioned, but in 1174 the king abruptly fired him, turning the task over to Benoît de Sainte-Maure. Urbanski examines these histories as part of a single enterprise intended to cement the king's authority by enhancing the prestige of Henry II's dynasty. In a close reading of Wace's Rou, she shows that it presented a less than flattering picture of Henry's predecessors, in effect challenging his policies and casting a shadow over the legitimacy of his rule. Benoît de Sainte-Maure's Chronique, in contrast, mounted a staunchly royalist defense of Anglo-Norman kingship. Urbanski reads both works in the context of Henry's reign, arguing that as part of his drive to curb baronial power he sought a history that would memorialize his dynasty and solidify its claim to England and Normandy. 606 $aHISTORY / Medieval$2bisacsh 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yNorman period, 1066-1154$xHistoriography 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yAngevin period, 1154-1216$xHistoriography 607 $aNormandy (France)$xHistoriography 615 7$aHISTORY / Medieval. 676 $a942.02072 700 $aUrbanski$b Charity$f1970-$01593225 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817956503321 996 $aWriting history for the king$93913252 997 $aUNINA