The Beaumont Twins
A study of two magnates of the 12th century at the time of Stephen.
A study of two magnates of the 12th century at the time of Stephen.
Ruthless militarists who extinguished a more thoughtful and sophisticated culture? Or synthesisers of genius who gave England a new lease of life in focusing its attention on Continental Europe? R. Allen Brown weighs profit and loss from the events of 1066.