The Reign of King John

The Reign of King John / Sidney Painter.

Lacking the warlike bluntness of his predecessor, Richard the Lionheart, John came to the throne of England at a time when economic forces in the realm were threatening to undermine the very basis of feudal power. His attempts to adjust a political system to cope with this threat and at the same tim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Painter, Sidney, 1902-1960
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
John, > King of England, > 1167-1216.
John, > King of England, > 1167-1216
Magna Carta.
Magna Carta
1199-1216
Kings and rulers
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Great Britain > History > John, 1199-1216.
Great Britain
History
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • The succession
  • The king anda the magnates
  • The king's servants
  • The royal administration
  • King John and the church
  • King or tyrant
  • The seeds of revolt
  • Magna Carta
  • The civil war.

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