Brooke, From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272 (1966)

Christopher Brooke.
From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1966.

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Book Series: The Norton Library History of England.

Originally published: Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1961.

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Author Information:

• Christopher N. L. Brooke (1927–2015), Wikipedia.
• Christopher Brooke. The Dullness of the Past: An Inaugural Lecture. Liverpool: University Press, 1957.
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• Christopher Brooke. The Saxon and Norman Kings, Third Edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2001.
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• Christopher Brooke. The Twelfth Century Renaissance. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969.
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• Christopher Brooke. Medieval Church and Society: Collected Essays. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1971.
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• Christopher Brooke. Europe in the Central Middle Ages, 962-1154, Third Edition. Abingdon: Routledge, 2000.
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• Christopher Brooke. The Medieval Idea of Marriage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
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• Christopher Brooke. Jane Austen: Illusion and Reality. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer, 1999.
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• Christopher Brooke. The Age of the Cloister: The Story of Monastic Life in the Middle Ages. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2002.
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Wikipedia Articles, In Our Time, Books, etc.:

• England in the Middle Ages, Fifth Century to Fifteenth Century.
• Historians of England in the Middle Ages.
• List of English chronicles.
• Medieval Warm Period, c.950 – c.1250.

Anglo-Saxon England, Fifth Century to 1066:

• Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
• History of Anglo-Saxon England, Fifth Century to Eleventh Century.
• For more Wikipedia articles, etc. on the early part of the Anglo-Saxon period, see my post for Blair, Roman Britain and Early England: 55 B.C. - A.D. 871 (1966).
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• Viking Age, Eighth to Eleventh Centuries; in the English context, based on particular events, the era is dated 793–1066.
• Viking expansion.
• Invasions of the British Isles: Viking raids and invasions.
• Norse activity in the British Isles.
• Melvyn Bragg, Carolyne Larrington, Heather O’Donoghue, John Hines, "The Norse Gods," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 11 Mar 2004.
• The Poetic Edda, Second Edition. Translated by Carolyne Larrington. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
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• Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241), historian, wrote down Icelandic oral sagas.
• Norse Saga.
• Sagas of Icelanders.
• Melvyn Bragg, Carolyne Larrington, Elizabeth Ashman Rowe, Emily Lethbridge, "Icelandic Sagas," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 9 May 2013.
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• Wessex.
• Kingdom of Northumbria.
• Kingdom of East Anglia.
• Mercia.
• Alfred the Great (847/849–899), King of the West Saxons 871–c.886; King of the Anglo-Saxons c.886–899.
• Guthrum (died c.890), King of the Danish Vikings.
• Battle of Edington, May 878, Wessex versus "the Great Heathen Army" of Guthrum.
• Treaty of Wedmore, 878.
  Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum, 878–890.
• Melvyn Bragg, Richard Gameson, Sarah Foot, John Hines, "Alfred and the Battle of Edington," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 07 April 2005.
• Danelaw, Ninth to Eleventh Centuries, "the part of England in which the laws of the Danes held sway and dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons."
• Scandinavian York, Jórvík or Danish/Norwegian York, late Ninth century through first half of Tenth Century.
• Melvyn Bragg, Judith Jesch, John Hines, Jane Kershaw, "The Danelaw," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 28 Mar 2019. (Includes a reading list.)
• Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources. Translated by Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge. London: Penguin Classics, 1983.
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• Asser (died c.909).
• Michael Portillo, "Alfred the Great," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 18 Sep 2012.
• Edward the Elder (c.874–924), King of the Anglo-Saxons 899–924.
• Æthelred (d. 910), Lord of the Mercians c.881–910.
• Æthelflæd (c.870–918), eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, sister of Edward the Elder; wife of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians; Lady of the Mercians 911–918.
• Battle of Tettenhall, 05 August 910.
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• Æthelstan (c.894–939), King of the Anglo-Saxons 924–927, King of the English 927–939.
• Battle of Brunanburh, 937.
• Battle of Brunanburh, Old English poem.
• Melvyn Bragg, Sarah Foot, John Hines, Richard Gameson, "Æthelstan," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 1 Jul 2010.
• Kingdom of England, established 927.
• Edmund I (921–946), King of the English 939–946.
• Eadred (923–955), King of the English 946–955.
• Eadwig (d.959), King of the English 955–959.
• Edgar the Peaceful (c.943–975), King of the English 959–975.
• Dunstan (909–988), Archbishop of Canterbury 9##–988.
• Edward the Martyr (c.962–978), King of the English 975–978.
• Æthelred Unræd (c.966–1016), Æthelred II or Æthelred the Unready, King of the English 978–1016.
• Battle of Maldon, 991.
• Edmund Ironside (c.990–1016), King of the English 1016.
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• Cnut the Great (c.995–1035), King of England 1016–1035; King of Denmark 1018–1035; King of Norway 1028–1035.
• Edward the Confessor (c.1003–1066), King of England 1042–1066.
• Godwin, Earl of Wessex (d. 1053), "one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors."
• Harold Godwinson (c.1022–1066), Earl of East Anglia 1045–1066; Earl of Wessex 1053–1066; Earl of Hereford 1058–1066; King of England, January–October, 1066.
• Tostig Godwinson (c.1026–1066), Earl of Northumbria 1055–1065.
• Morcar (died after 1087), Earl of Northumbria 1065–1066.
• Malcolm III of Scotland (1031–1093), King of Scots 1058–1093.
• Harald Hardrada (c.1015–1066), King of Norway 1046–1066.
• Battle of Fulford, 20 September 1066.
• Battle of Stamford Bridge, 25 September 1066.
• Melvyn Bragg, John Hines, Elizabeth Rowe, Stephen Baxter, "The Battle of Stamford Bridge," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 2 Jun 2011.
• Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066.
• Michael Portillo, "King Harold," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 15 Nov 2010.
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• The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology. Translated by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
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• Beowulf, first written down 975–1025, probably composed much earlier.
• Melvyn Bragg, Laura Ashe, Clare Lees, Andy Orchard, "Beowulf," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 5 Mar 2015.

Norman England, 1066–1154:

• England in the High Middle Ages, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the death of King John in 1216.
• Economy of England in the Middle Ages.
• Medieval English wool trade.
• Feudalism.
• Feudalism in England.
• Chivalry.
• Melvyn Bragg, Miri Rubin, Matthew Strickland, Laura Ashe, "Chivalry," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 13 Feb 2014.
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• William the Conqueror (c.1028–1087), Duke of Normandy 1035–1087; King of England 1066–1087.
• Norman conquest of England, 1066.
• Bayeux Tapestry.
• Harrying of the North, 1069–1070.
• Melvyn Bragg, Sarah Foot, Richard Gameson, Matthew Strickland, "The Norman Yoke," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 10 Apr 2008.
• Domesday Book, compiled 1086.
• Melvyn Bragg, Stephen Baxter, Elisabeth van Houts, David Bates, "The Domesday Book," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 17 Apr 2014.
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• Lanfranc (1005/1010–1089), Archbishop of Canterbury 1070–1089.
• First Crusade, 1095–1099.
• William II of England (c.1056–1100), William Rufus, King of England 1087–1100.
• Henry I of England (c.1068–1135), King of England 1100–1135.
• Exchequer in England and Wales.
• Pipe rolls.
• White Ship disaster, 1120.
  Victims of the White Ship disaster.
• William Adelin (1103–1120), William Ætheling; expected heir to Henry I, but he died in White Ship disaster.
• Empress Matilda (1102–1167), daughter of Henry I.
• Stephen of Blois (c.1092/6–1154), King of England 1135–1154.
• Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (before 1100–1147), supported Matilda's claim to the throne.
• The Anarchy, 1135–1153.
• Melvyn Bragg, John Gillingham, Louise Wilkinson, David Carpenter, "The Anarchy," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 1 Nov 2012.
• Second Crusade, 1147–1149.

Renaissance of the Twelfth Century:

• Renaissance of the 12th century.
• Boethius (c.477–524). The Consolation of Philosophy, 524.
  • Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy. Translated by P. G. Walsh. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
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• Melvyn Bragg, AC Grayling, Melissa Lane, Roger Scruton, "The Consolations of Philosophy," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, New Year's Day 2009.
• Arabic Translation Movement.
• Latin translations of the 12th century.
• Melvyn Bragg, Peter Adamson, Amira Bennison, Peter Pormann, "The Translation Movement," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 02 Oct 2008.
• Dimitri Gutas. Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th/5th-10th c.). Abington: Routledge, 1998.
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• Science in the medieval Islamic world.
• Al-Farabi (c.872–950/951).
• Al-Biruni (973–1050).
• Melvyn Bragg, James Montgomery, Hugh Kennedy, Amira Bennison, "Al-Biruni," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 10 Jun 2010.
• Avicenna (c.980–1037), Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina, Pur Sina.
• Melvyn Bragg, Peter Adamson, Amira Bennison, Nader El-Bizri, "Avicenna," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 08 Nov 2007.
• Al-Ghazali (c.1058–1111).
• Melvyn Bragg, Peter Adamson, Carole Hillenbrand, Robert Gleave, "Al-Ghazali," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 19 Mar 2015. (Includes a reading list.)
• Averroes (1126–1198), Ibn Rushd.
• Melvyn Bragg, Amira Bennison, Peter Adamson, Anthony Kenny, "Averroes," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 05 Oct 2006.
• Maimonides (1135/1138–1204).
• Melvyn Bragg, John Haldane, Sarah Stroumsa, Peter Adamson, "Maimonides," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 17 Feb 2011.
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• Spain in the Middle Ages.
• Al-Andalus, Muslim Spain, Muslim Iberia, or Islamic Iberia; 711–1492.
• Emirate of Córdoba, 756–929.
• Caliphate of Córdoba, 929–1031.
• Córdoba, Spain: Umayyad rule.
• Reconquista, 711–1492.
• Melvyn Bragg, Tim Winter, Martin Palmer, Mehri Niknam, "Muslim Spain," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 21 Nov 2002.
• Almoravid dynasty, 1040–1147.
• Almohad Caliphate, 1121–1269.
• Almohad reforms.
• El Cid (c.1043–1099).
• Cantar de mio Cid, composed during the Twelfth Century or soon thereafter.
• Melvyn Bragg, Amira K Bennison, Nicola Clarke, Hugh Kennedy, "The Almoravid Empire," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 03 May 2018.
• Abbasid Caliphate, 750–1258 and 1261–1517.
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• History of science: Post-classical science: Western Europe.
• European science in the Middle Ages.
• List of medieval European scientists.
• Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe.
• Medieval university.
• Cathedral school.
• Monastic school.
• Scholasticism.
• Medieval technology.
• Melvyn Bragg, Laura Ashe, Elisabeth van Houts, Giles Gasper, "The 12th Century Renaissance," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 20 Oct 2016.
• Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153).
• Peter Abelard (1079–1142).
• Héloïse (c.1090/1101 –1164).
• Melvyn Bragg, Anthony Grayling, Henrietta Leyser, Michael Clanchy, "Abelard and Heloise," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 05 May 2005.
• Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179).
• Holy Roman Empire, 962–1806.
• Melvyn Bragg, Miri Rubin, William Flynn, Almut Suerbaum, "Hildegard of Bingen," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 29 March 2018.
• Concordat of Worms, September 1122.
• Melvyn Bragg, Henrietta Leyser, Kate Cushing, John Gillingham, "The Concordat of Worms," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 15 Dec 2011.
• See below for Thirteenth Century religious figures, e.g., Thomas Aquinas.
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• Anselm of Canterbury (1033/4–1109), Archbishop of Canterbury 1093–1109.
  • Anselm of Canterbury. The Major Works. Edited by Brian Davies and G. R. Evans. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
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• William of Malmesbury (c.1095–c.1143), monk, historian.
  • William of Malmesbury. Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen. Translated by J. A. Giles. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1847.
    [Archive.org.]
• Henry of Huntingdon (c.1088–c.1157). Historia Anglorum, 1129–1154.
  • Henry of Huntingdon. The History of the English People, 1000–1154. Translated by Diana Greenway. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
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• Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1095–c.1155). Historia Regum Britanniae (or De gestis Britonum), c.1136.
  • Geoffrey of Monmouth. The History of the Kings of Britain. Translated by Lewis Thorpe. London: Penguin Classics, 1977.
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• Christina of Markyate (c.1096/1098–c.1155).
  • The Life of Christina of Markyate. Translated by C.H. Talbot, Samuel Fanous, Henrietta Leyser. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
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• Thomas of Monmouth (Twelfth Century). The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich, 1173.
  • Thomas of Monmouth. The Life and Passion of William of Norwich. Translated by Miri Rubin. London: Penguin Classics, 2014.
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• John of Salisbury (late 1110s–1180). Policraticus, 1159.
  • John of Salisbury. Policraticus. Translated and Edited by Cary J. Nederman. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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• Jocelyn de Brakelond (Twelfth Century). Chronica Jocelini de Brakelonda de Rebus Gestis Samsonis Abbatis Monasterii Sancti Edmundi.
  • Jocelin of Brakelond. Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds [1173-1202]. Translated by Diana Greenway and Jane Sayers. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
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• Gerald of Wales (c.1146–c.1223).
  • Topographia Hibernica ("Topography of Ireland"), 1187.
  • Expugnatio Hibernica ("Conquest of Ireland"), 1189.
  • Itinerarium Cambriae ("The Itinerary Through Wales"), 1191.
  • Descriptio Cambriae ("Description of Wales"), 1194.
  • Gerald of Wales. The History and Topography of Ireland. Translated by John O'Meara. London: Penguin Classics, 1982.
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  • Gerald of Wales. The Journey Through Wales and The Description of Wales. Translated by Lewis Thorpe. Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics, 1978.
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• Wales in the Middle Ages.
• History of Ireland (800–1169).
• History of Ireland (1169–1536).
• Melvyn Bragg, Henrietta Leyser, Michelle Brown, Huw Pryce, "Gerald of Wales," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 4 Oct 2012.

Angevin Period in England, 1154–1216:

• Angevin kings of England (Henry II, Richard I, John).
• Angevin Empire, Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.
• House of Plantagenet.
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• Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122/1124–1204), Duchess of Aquitaine 1137–1204; Queen consort of France 1137–1152; Queen consort of England 1154–1189.
• Louis VII of France (1120–1180), King of the Franks 1137–1180; Duke of Aquitaine 1137–1152.
• Second Crusade, 1147–1149.
• Raymond of Poitiers (c.1099–1149), uncle of Eleanor of Aquitaine; Prince of the Principality of Antioch 1136–1149.
• Henry II of England (1133–1189), Henry Curtmantle, Henry FitzEmpress, Henry Plantagenet; King of England 1154–1189.
• Henry the Young King (1155–1183), son of Henry II and Eleanor; Junior King of England 1170–1183.
• William Marshal: Service to Young King Henry.
• Revolt of 1173–74.
• Melvyn Bragg, Lindy Grant, Nicholas Vincent, Julie Barrau, "Eleanor of Aquitaine," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 28 Jan 2016.
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• Richard FitzNeal (c.1130–1198). Dialogus de Scaccario (Dialogue concerning the Exchequer), 1176.
• Ranulf de Glanvill (c.1112–1190). Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie (The Treatise on the Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of England), 1187–1189.
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• Thomas Becket (1119/1120–1170), Lord Chancellor 1155–1162; Archbishop of Canterbury 1162–1170.
• Michael Staunton, editor and translator. The Lives of Thomas Becket. Manchester Medieval Sources. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001.
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• Theobald of Bec (c.1090–1161), Archbishop of Canterbury 1138–1161.
• 1159 papal election.
• Becket controversy, 1163–1170.
• Melvyn Bragg, Laura Ashe, Michael Staunton, Danica Summerlin, "Thomas Becket," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 14 Dec 2017.
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• Richard I of England (1157–1199), Richard Cœur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart; King of England 1189–1199.
• Eleanor of Aquitaine: Widowhood.
• Fontevraud Abbey.
• Third Crusade, 1189–1192.
• Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122–1190), Frederick Barbarossa; Holy Roman Emperor 1155–1190.
• Philip II of France (1165–1223), Philip Augustus; King of France 1180–1223.
• Saladin (1137–1193), founder of the Ayyubid dynasty.
  Saladin: Wars against Crusaders.
• Siege of Acre (1189–1191).
• Melvyn Bragg, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Carole Hillenbrand, Tariq Ali, "Third Crusade," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 29 Nov 2001.
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• John, King of England (1166–1216), John Lackland, King of England 1199–1216.
• William Marshal: King John and Magna Carta.
• First Barons' War, 1215–1217.
• Magna Carta, 1215.
  • Magna Carta. Translation and Commentary by David A. Carpenter. London: Penguin Classics, 2015.
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• King John: Failure in France and the First Barons' War (1215–1216).
• Stephen Langton (c.1150–1228), Archbishop of Canterbury 1207–1228.
• Robert Fitzwalter (d. 1235), baronial rebel.
• Eustace de Vesci (1169–1216), baronial rebel.
• William d'Aubigny (d. 1236), baronial rebel.
• Melvyn Bragg, Nicholas Vincent, David Carpenter, Michael Clanchy, "The Magna Carta," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 07 May 2009.
• Charter of the Forest, 1217.
• Michael Portillo, "Magna Carta," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 29 Apr 2007.

Plantagenet England / Plantagenet Dynasty, 1216–1485:

• England in the Late Middle Ages, from the Thirteenth Century, the end of the Angevins, and the accession of Henry III until the accession to the throne of the Tudor dynasty in 1485.
• Henry III of England (1207–1272), King of England 1216–1272.
• William Marshal (1146/1147–1219); Regent, Protector of King Henry III 1216–1219.
• Battle of Lincoln (1217).
• Louis VIII of France (1187–1226), Louis Capet or Louis the Lion; contended for English throne 1216–1217; King of France 1223–1226.
• Thomas, the Comte du Perche (d. 1217), French commander, killed at the Battle of Lincoln, 1217.
• Nicola de la Haie (d. 1230), constable of Lincoln Castle.
• Eustace the Monk (c.1170–1217), mercenary.
• Charter of the Forest, 1217.
• Melvyn Bragg, Louise Wilkinson, Stephen Church, Thomas Asbridge, "The Battle of Lincoln 1217," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 4 May 2017. (Includes a reading list.)
• Michael Portillo, "Magna Carta Barons' French Invasion," Things We Forgot to Remember, BBC Radio 4, 28 May 2012.
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• Parliament in the reign of Henry III.
• Provisions of Oxford, 1258.
• Second Barons' War, 1264–1267.
• Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c.1208–1265), leading antagonist of Henry III.
• Battle of Evesham, 1265.
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• Edward I of England (1239–1307), The Lord Edward, Edward Longshanks, Hammer of the Scots; King of England 1272–1307.

Thirteenth Century Literature, Religion, Philosophy, etc.:

• Matthew Paris (c.1200–1259), monk, chronicler, artist, cartographer.
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• Henry de Bracton (c.1210 –c.1268). De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae (On the Laws and Customs of England).
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• Robert Grosseteste (c.1175–1253), Bishop of Lincoln 1235–1253.
• Oxford Franciscan school.
• Roger Bacon (c.1219/20–c.1292).
• European science in the Middle Ages.
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• Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274).
• Melvyn Bragg, Martin Palmer, John Haldane, Annabel Brett, "St Thomas Aquinas," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 17 Sep 2009.
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• Monasticism.
• Christian monasticism.
• Benedictines, the Order of Saint Benedict, founded 529.
• Rule of Saint Benedict.
• Cistercians, the Order of Cistercians, founded 1098.
• Mendicant orders.
• Saint Dominic (1170–1221).
• Dominican Order: English Province; arrived in England 1221; Friars Preacher; called Black Friars in England.
• Rule of St. Augustine, followed by the Dominicans.
• Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226).
• Franciscans, the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, founded 1209; arrived in England 1224; called Grey Friars in England.
• Saint Bonaventure (1221–1274), a Franciscan friar.
• Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), a Dominican friar.
• Melvyn Bragg, Henrietta Leyser, Alexander Murray, Anthony Kenny, "Greyfriars and Blackfriars," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 10 Nov 2005.
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• East–West Schism, the Great Schism or the Schism of 1054.
• Melvyn Bragg, Henrietta Leyser, Norman Housley, Jonathan Shepard, "The Schism," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 16 Oct 2003.
• First Crusade, 1095–1099.
• Sack of Constantinople (1204).
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• Gustav Milne, "The Growth of London as a Port from Roman to Medieval Times," Gresham College, 17 October 2016.

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Other volumes in The Norton Library History of England series:

• Blair, Roman Britain and Early England: 55 B.C. - A.D. 871 (1966).
• Holmes, The Later Middle Ages, 1272-1485 (1966).

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