King John  -  W. L. Warren

KORTE INHOUD

King John is a study not only of a king and his political misfortunes, but also of a period―a period of profound changes in society at large, and hence one of unprecedented stressed. John's personality, so distorted by chronicles such as Roger of Wendover and Matthew Paris, is investigated through his acts: but he is seen also against the background of his predecessors on the throne, of the society in which he lived and of the problems that were posed for a rule by that society.

John was the fourth son of He...
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1978 Uitgever: University Of California Press 362 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0520036433 ISBN-13: 9780520036437