Dynasty of the Plantagenets. Henry II, the Greatest Monarch of the Crusader Era
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John T. Elbby is a member of the American Historical Association, editor of the American Historical Review magazine for many years and the author of a number of biographies of the English kings of the 21st -XII centuries. Creating a biography of King Henry II, Elbby set himself the task - to collect all the facts and as accurately presented to readers the life of this great man. The basis for the book was archival materials: the decrees of the king, various kinds of government papers, private letters and memories of people from the environment of His Majesty. The whole life of Henry II, the grandson of King Henry I and the father of the future king Richard the Lion Heart, passed in intrigues and endless battles and was subordinated to the main goal - to conquer and rule. He did not forget about the reforms and created the best system of the state administration at that time in Europe, carried out a judicial reform, established a jury, streamlined the law on weapons. It was one of the most powerful kings of his time and one of the greatest sovereigns of England
Author:
Author:Elbby John Tate
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
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Paper:White
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-9524-5133-9
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