Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100†“1300

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An exhilarating chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary story Contents List of illustration Acknowledgements Maps and tables Introduction Part I: Two houses collide 1. The new kings 2. Tragedy, crisis and murder 3. Two heirs and two heiresses 4. Brothers and sons 5. A queen of two realms 6. ‘Magna discordia’ Part II: The devil’s brood 7. A king without a kingdom 8. ‘The God-given’ 9. Shame on a conquered king 10. Crusade 11. ‘The devil is loose’ 12. King Arthur? 13. The fall of Normandy Part III: The Capetian king of England 14. First steps 15. Bouvines 16. Invitation and invasion 17. ‘Hell is made fouler’ 18. A tale of two battles 19. Louis rex Part IV: Saints and sinners 20. Woe unto the land... 21. Four sisters 22. Captive kings 23. Brothers-in-law, brothers-in-arms 24. The end of two eras 25. The iron kings Epilogue: Happily ever after... Notes Bibliography Index