Court Life under the Plantagenets (Reign of Henry the Second)

vi, [2], 270, [1] pp. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Color frontispiece and plates (5 total), illustrations throughout text. An examination of the social structure of the English royal court during the 12th century, focusing on the reign of Henry II, and discussing the king's household, the exchequer, social and daily life, and the legal system.