England and France in the early thirteenth century
Two great monasteries and two young men
The Treaty of Paris
The best of times, the worst of times
A monumental rivalry
Two royal successions
The abbeys in the new regimes
Diplomacy and governance
Epilogue.
A tale of two monasteries : Westminster and Saint-Denis in the thirteenth century by William C. Jordan. ISBN 9780691139012. Published by Princeton University Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.