John (Penguin Monarchs)
An Evil King?
$41.64
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2020
Summary
A fascinating portrayal of a complex, unpopular king, defined by the Magna Carta
King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years. For most of that time he enjoyed, if not popularity, then great wealth and power. Yet to posterity his entire reign has come to be embodied in a single image. Furious, outmanoeuvred, crippled with vice, the King sits at Runnymede sealing or more often (and anachronistically) signing Magna Carta. No matter whether we approach this event as reactionari…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141977690 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141977698 |
| Author: | Nicholas Vincent |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2020 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 186mm x 129mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Penguin Monarchs |
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Swashbuckling stuff, and there is only one answer to the question posed by the subtitle.
Swashbuckling stuff, and there is only one answer to the question posed by the subtitle. – George Garnett, Professor of Medieval History at Oxford University
About The Author
Nicholas Vincent
Nicholas Vincent is a professor of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia, specializing in twelfth and thirteenth-century history, with a particular current focus on the Magna Carta. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
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