Nemesis
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-6744-5 (ISBN)
Philip II ruled France with an iron fist for over 40 years, expanding its borders and increasing its power. For his entire reign his counterpart on the English throne was a member of the Plantagenet dynasty, and Philip took on them all: Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, John and Henry III. And yet we know so little about medieval England’s greatest enemy.
Historian Catherine Hanley, author of the critically acclaimed 1217, redresses this imbalance, bringing Philip out of the shadows in this fascinating new history. Delving into French medieval archives, Nemesis explores Philip’s motives for attacking England and in doing so we learn not only about him but discover so much more about England’s most colourful and controversial of rulers – the Plantagenets.
When Philip first succeeded to the throne in 1180, Henry II of England, thanks to his Angevin and Norman ancestry as well as his wife’s inheritance of Aquitaine, ruled more of France than Philip himself. By the end of Philip’s reign in 1223, the pendulum of power had swung the other way. Nemesis reveals how Philip exploited the constant familiar squabbles of the Plantagenets to secure his grip on France, his wily political manoeuvring combined with a mastery of the medieval battlefield turning France into a powerhouse of Europe.
Catherine Hanley has a PhD in Medieval Studies. She has written five books of popular history including Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior (2019) which was named by both the Financial Times and BBC History Magazine as one of their ‘Best Books of 2019’. She has recently written 1217: The Battles that Saved England which was a Sunday Times book of the week.
List of Illustrations, Maps and Tables
Maps
Family Trees
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The God-Given
PART I: HENRY II, 1179–89
1. A Nest of Vipers
2. From the Devil He Came
PART II: RICHARD I, 1189–99
3. Crusading Kings and Rivals
4. A Clear Field
5. War Most Grand and Cruel
PART III: JOHN, 1199–1216
6. The Last of the Plantagenets
7. Philip the Conqueror
8. The Battle to End All Battles
9. Thinking the Unthinkable
PART IV: HENRY III, 1216–23
10. Passing the Torch
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.09.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Integrated black-and-white illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 238 mm |
| Gewicht | 506 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4728-6744-0 / 1472867440 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4728-6744-5 / 9781472867445 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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