King Stephen's Reign (1135-1154)

David Crouch is a fellow of the British Academy and author of a number of editions of medieval documents, most recently The Acts and Letters of the Marshal Family (2015) for the Camden Society. He has written extensively on medieval politics and society, and was also editor of Volume 10 (Howden and Howdenshire) of the Victoria History of Yorkshire East Riding. David Crouch is a fellow of the British Academy and author of a number of editions of medieval documents, most recently The Acts and Letters of the Marshal Family (2015) for the Camden Society. He has written extensively on medieval politics and society, and was also editor of Volume 10 (Howden and Howdenshire) of the Victoria History of Yorkshire East Riding. JANET BURTON is Professor of Medieval History at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter and the author of many books and articles on monastic history.

The collection as a whole is a strong one, and most of the papers in it will provide essential reading for undergraduates and researchers.

• Introduction - Marjorie ChibnallHenry I and the Origins of the Civil War - Judith GreenRoyal Income and Regional Trends - Graeme J WhiteKing Stephen and Northern France - David CrouchA Week in Politics: Oxford, Late July 1114 - Edmund KingAllegiance and Intelligence in King Stephen's Reign - Paul DaltonEnglish Monasteries and the Continent in the Reign of King Stephen - Janet BurtonReeds Shaken by the Wind? Bishops in Local and Regional Politics in King Stephen's Reign - Stephen MarrittViolent Disorder in King Stephen's England: A Maximum Argument - Hugh M ThomasThe Lure of Stephen's England: Tenserie, Flemings and a Crisis of Circumstance - Thomas BissonLegal Treatises as Perceptions of Law in Stephen's Reign - Bruce O'Brien