The Loss of Normandy (1189-1204)

PREFACE

CONTENTS

Chapter I.

THE ANGEVIN EMPIRE.

Scope of the book

Geographical unity of the Empire -

The importance of Tours

The origin and growth of the county of Anjou -

Section 2. The characteristics of Angevin govern-

ment as illustrated by the history of Anjou

and Aquitaine

Constitutional development in Anjou. The importance

of the castle and the demesne

Anjou in the twelfth century: the functions of the

seneschal, and the judicial supremacy of the

count

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Chapter II.

THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION

OF THE ANGEVIN EMPIRE.

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Section 1. The diversity in the political condition

and history of the various parts of the empire 23-35

The formulation of local custom
Contrast between the position of the count in Anjou
and of the duke in Aquitaine and Gascony -

Insistence by Henry II upon the unity of his con-

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The possibility of Angevin influence upon the rest of

the Empire

The seneschal of Poitou

The control exercised by the counts of Poitou through

the demesne: the fiscal system of Poitou similar to

that of England and Normandy at the end of the

twelfth century -

The characteristics of Angevin rule seen in Angoulême
after the death of count Ademar in 1202;

And in Gascony in the thirteenth century

Summary

Chapter III.

THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORMANDY.

Section 1. Feudalism and race in Normandy -

Frankish and Scandinavian elements in Normandy

Later influences upon the Frankish pagi. The demesne

The duke's claim to service the chief principle in

Norman society -

Extension of ducal claims. Feudal legislation

Comparison between the development of England and

Normandy

Section 3. Central and local government

The Angevin dukes -

The seneschal, the castle, and the inquest

The seneschal

The castles and the later bailiwicks: the use of the

terms bailiff, viscount, prepositus

Richard of Ilchester -

Falaise and the Oximin

The forests -

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Section 2. Normandy before the death of Henry I 61-67
The judicial and administrative powers of the Norman
counts and greater vassals

The earliest viscounts

The demesne

Increase in the administrative power of the duke -

Section 4. The administration of justice

The continuity of the idea of public justice. The duke

sovereign as well as lord -

Judicial development in the eleventh and twelfth
centuries; the court of Exchequer and the inquest -
Judicial supervision -
Formative influences upon Norman law -

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Notes. A. The Truce of God in Normandy, and

the right of private warfare

B. Parage in England and Normandy

C. The Norman bailiwicks

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Some comments upon the administration of
the bailiwicks

Chapter V.

RICHARD I AND NORMANDY.

Section 1. Philip Augustus and John

The loss of the Norman Vexin

Philip's treaty with John, January 1194 -

Section 2. Richard's return

His reconciliation with John

Verneuil and Fréteval

The party of peace in Normandy

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Normandy as a dependency -

Homage and liege-homage

121

Feudal relations hardly to be distinguished from alliances - 123

The treaty of Messina, March 1191. The Vexin

126

The consequences of the treaty; Richard's southern allies - 129

Richard as Philip's vassal

Philip Augustus and Flanders

The consequences of Richard's captivity
Richard's Rhenish allies

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Section 3. The treaty of Louviers

The influence of the Church

Vaudreuil

Issoudun

Terms of the treaty of Louviers, January 1196

The return of the Norman deserters to Richard

Baldwin of Béthune -

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The legate's peace proposals

The death of Richard

Section 4. The renewal of war

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Causes alleged for the renewal of war

The archbishop of Rouen and the manor of Andeli 169

Significance of the dispute between the archbishop

and the kings

Chapter VI.

THE LOSS OF NORMANDY.

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Section 1. The treaty of Le Goulet

Effects of Richard's death

Condition of Normandy

The question of the succession -

The first struggle for the valley of the Loire -

The treaty of Le Goulet -

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Section 3. The condemnation of John

The appeal of the house of Lusignan to Philip

The renewal of war

Philip in Brai and Caux -

Mirebeau

The fighting in the valley of the Epte, September 1198 180

Richard and the legate

183

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Section 2. John master of the empire 1199-1202.

His marriage with Isabella of Angoulême

205-215

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The desertion of William des Roches, the rebellion in

Maine and Brittany, and the loss of Anjou and

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The Loss of Normandy (1189-1204): Studies in the History of the Angevin Empire