In this comprehensive guide to the crucial period in English history between 1000-1300, the author describes the tangled web of interactions between the British kingdom and Continental Europe to assess what advantage was taken from these opportunities on the broadest possible front.
Donald James Alexander Matthew (born 1930), British medievalist and Emeritus Professor since 1995 at Reading University, his particular interests are in the High Middle Ages in Europe, especially the Normans, and British interaction with the continent.