Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of London, has lived through Henry II's reign and has witnessed the terrifying civil war between Henry II's mother, the Empress Matilda, and her cousin, Stephen; a time so traumatic it becomes known as the Anarchy. The greatest letter writer of the 12th Century, Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of London, gives an intimate account of one of England's most troubled eras. Central to his account is the life of a knight he first met over 50 years earlier, Harold of Hereford.
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- Stewart Binns - Author
- Richard Burnip - Narrator
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- ISBN: 9780857357786
- File size: 448701 KB
- Release date: October 2, 2013
- Duration: 15:34:47
Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of London, has lived through Henry II's reign and has witnessed the terrifying civil war between Henry II's mother, the Empress Matilda, and her cousin, Stephen; a time so traumatic it becomes known as the Anarchy. The greatest letter writer of the 12th Century, Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of London, gives an intimate account of one of England's most troubled eras. Central to his account is the life of a knight he first met over 50 years earlier, Harold of Hereford.