Description:
Both a reassessment of the reign of Henry II and an original contribution to our understanding of the rise of vernacular historiography in the high Middle Ages.
Review Quotes:
Urbanski's Writing History for the Kingis a shining example of the kind of work more researchers needs to do in the primary texts that underpin medieval historical narratives--a dedicated, nuanced, and insightful examination of the writing of vernacular history during the reign of Henry II.
--Thomas Lecaque "Comitatus"