A definitive biography, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta
Section - i: List of Illustrations Section - ii: Family Tree Section - iii: Maps Chapter - iv: Preface Introduction - v: Introduction Chapter - 1: Lackland Chapter - 2: Ireland, 1185 Chapter - 3: Brother In Arms Chapter - 4: Troublesome Brother Chapter - 5: Winner Takes All Chapter - 6: Retreat to the Citadel Chapter - 7: Inside the Citadel Chapter - 8: The Citadel Under Siege Chapter - 9: Lord of the British Isles Chapter - 10: The Enemy at the Gate Chapter - 11: The Garrison Turns on its Leader Chapter - 12: The Walls Breached Section - vi: Conclusion Section - vii: Bibliography Section - viii: Notes Index - ix: Index
Stephen Church is professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia, and widely acclaimed as an expert on twelfth-century kingship, especially the reign of King John. He is a member of the council of the Society of Antiquaries and is actively involved in the national commemoration of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015. He lives in Norwich.
Church's scholarly account restores complexity to the myth of John
as a cruel, unstable ogre.
*Sunday Telegraph*
Church provides readers with a lively, nuanced and balanced account
of the king, his family, upbringing and reign [...] Overall, this
is a hugely enjoyable and beautifully researched biography.
*BBC History Magazine*
Jaunty, authoritative ... [a] fine, timely study of English
history's greatest pantomime villain.
*Sunday Times*
Scholarly and readable ... the John that emerges is still a tyrant,
but a more complex figure in a complex time.
*Daily Telegraph*
All doubts removed: John was no good ... a fair and rounded picture
of the king and his reign
*Spectator*
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