Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Note on References Note on Translations Preface Part I: Politics 1. Prologue 2. The Pursuit of Inheritance 3. King, Duke, and Count: a Chronological Survey, 1154- c. 1182 4. The Lordship of the British Isles 5. Henry II and his Empire Part II: The Government of England 6. The Pattern of English Government 7. Recovery and Reconstruction 8. The King's Government 9. Royal Justice 10. King and Subjects Part III: Henry II and the Church 11. Church and State in Norman England 12. Archbishop Theobald 13. Archbishop Thomas Becket 14. The Restoration of Harmony Part IV: The Angevin Commonwealth 15. Federal Government (c. 1178-1183) 16. The End of the Reign (c. 1183-1189) Glossary Bibliography Index