Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2003

Includes bibliographical references and index

The peoples of Britain -- The economies of Britain -- The Norman Conquest of England, 1066-87 -- Wales, Scotland and the Normans, 1058-94 -- Britain and the Anglo-Norman realm, 1087-1135 -- Britain remodelled: King Stephen, 1135-54, King David, 1124-53, and the Welsh rulers -- King Henry II, Britain and Ireland, 1154-89 -- Richard the Lionheart, 1189-99, and William the Lion, 1165-1214 -- The reign of King John, 1199-1216 -- The minority of Henry III and its sequel, 1216-34, Llywelyn the Great, 1194-1240, and Alexander II, 1214-49 -- Britain during the personal rule of King Henry III, 1234-58 -- The tribulations of Henry III, the triumphs of Alexander III and Llywelyn, Prince of Wales, 1255-72 -- Structures of society -- Church, religion, literacy and learning -- King Edward I: the Parliamentary State -- Wales and Scotland: conquest and coexistence

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