King John England's Evil King?,9780752433851

King John England's Evil King?

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ISBN13: 9780752433851
ISBN10: 0752433857
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-05-01
Publisher(s): Tempus
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Summary

King John is reputed to be the worst of England's kings. Before his death in 1216, his desperate exploitation of his subjects for ever more money had turned him into the mythical monster of Hollywood legendeven though the fictional Robin Hood was invented much later. In contrast to his brother Richard, he appeared incompetent in battle, failing to defend Normandy in 1202-04, and was unsuccessful in recovering his lost lands in 1214. King John's unpopularity culminated in a final crisis, a revolt by the English baronage, aimed at subjecting him to the rule of law, that resulted in his grant of Magna Carta.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6(2)
King John in His Context: A Comparison with His Contemporaries
8(13)
Young John in His Brothers' Shadows
21(27)
The Angevin Domains on John's Accession
48(19)
Crises of John's Reign: Continuing Financial Problems
67(20)
Crises of John's Reign: The Loss of Normandy and Failure to Recover it
87(22)
Crises of John's Reign: The Struggle with the Papacy
109(19)
Crises of John's Reign: Increasing Baronial Discontent
128(45)
Culmination of Crises: Magna Carta and Civil War
173(23)
John, His Contemporaries and Our Contemporaries
196(5)
Notes 201(13)
Maps and Genealogical Table 214(5)
Bibliography 219(13)
List of Illustrations 232(2)
Index 234

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