耶鲁君王系列：斯蒂芬国王 King Stephen

基本信息

Series:The English Monarchs Series

Format:Paperback / softback 384 pages

Publisher:Yale University Press

Imprint:Yale University Press

ISBN:9780300181951

Published:3 Feb 2012

Weight:652g

Dimensions:157 x 233 x 30 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

斯蒂芬国王的统治（1135-1154年）伴随着 "19个漫长的冬天 "的内战，使他的名字成为失败的领导的代名词。经过多年的资料整理，埃德蒙-金以罕见的清晰度展示了这位君主的优势和劣势。作者以斯蒂芬为中心，记录了主要家庭成员和伙伴的活动，他们的忠诚支持维持了斯蒂芬的王位。1135年，受欢迎的斯蒂芬在皇后玛蒂尔达和她的儿子们的要求下当选为国王。但到了1153年，斯蒂芬失去了对诺曼底和其他重要地区的控制，英格兰失去了威望，而这位虚弱的国王被迫放弃了家族的继承权。

本书内容丰富，涵盖了一个动荡的统治时期的戏剧性事件，将当之无愧的注意力集中在一个失去对其命运控制的国王身上。

King Stephen's reign (1135–1154), with its “nineteen long winters” of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, Edmund King shows with rare clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Keeping Stephen at the forefront of his account, the author also chronicles the activities of key family members and associates whose loyal support sustained Stephen’s kingship. In 1135 the popular Stephen was elected king against the claims of the empress Matilda and her sons. But by 1153, Stephen had lost control over Normandy and other important regions, England had lost prestige, and the weakened king was forced to cede his family’s right to succession.

A rich narrative covering the drama of a tumultuous reign, this book focuses well-deserved attention on a king who lost control of his destiny.

作者简介

埃德蒙-金是谢菲尔德大学的中世纪历史荣誉教授。他住在英国的谢菲尔德。

Edmund King is emeritus professor of medieval history, University of Sheffield. He lives in Sheffield, UK.