Overview
Kate Norgate's two-volume history traces the rise of the House of Anjou from its Carolingian origins through the reign of Henry II, explaining how a regional French dynasty came to rule an Angevin empire spanning England, Normandy, and much of western France.
People & Places
Key figures, dynasties, places, and institutions shaping England under the Angevin Kings, from the rise of the counts of Anjou to the reign of Henry II.
Themes
Central themes in Kate Norgate's history of England under the Angevin Kings: dynastic ambition, territorial empire, Church and state, English identity, and the uses of historical evidence across the period 843–1161.
Chronology
Chronological overview of the Angevin dynasty's rise from its Carolingian-Angevin roots in 843 to Henry II's early reign (1154–1161), highlighting key turning points, figures, and political phases.