Nemesis – Medieval England’s Greatest Enemy, Catherine Hanley.
Looks at the reign of one of the most successful Medieval French monarchs, Philip Augustus, through the lens of his relationship with the four English kings of his reign – Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III – and how he was able to take advantage of their frequent family arguments to transform the balance of power in France. An excellent study of the reign of Philip Augustus that demonstrates clearly how he was able to effectively destroy the Angevin Empire in France, leaving Henry III with only the core of Aquitaine
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