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King John

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Description for King John paperback. This account of King John's reign is a study both of the king and his political misfortunes, and also of his times. John is set against the background of his predecessors, of the society in which he lived and of the problems posed by continuities independent of his making. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
King John is a study of a king and his political misfortunes. It is also an examination of a fascinating era—the early thirteenth century, a period of profound social and political change and unprecedented insecurity. W.L. Warren paints a picture of the king not only by assessing his achievements and failures but also by placing him in the context of the society in which he lived, the actions of his predecessors, and the problems posed by continuities independent of his making

 

This account of John's reign is revealing and fair-minded, correcting distortions in the accounts of such chroniclers as Rogers of Wendover and ... Read more

 

"Perhaps the best general treatment of the life and reign of King John which has been published in England during the past forty years."—Times Literary Supplement

 

"An account of John's life and reign based on modern research and set forth in a manner that will appeal as much to the general reader as to the student."—London Daily Telegraph

 

"Warren deplored the gulf which had developed in history between the 'expert and the public' and aimed to bridge it by writing a narrative of John's career which was both scholarly and accessible . . . in this he succeeded brilliantly."—D.A. Carpenter

 

 

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Product Details

Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
The Yale English Monarchs Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300073744
SKU
V9780300073744
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About W. L. Warren
W.L. Warren was professor of modern history and dean of theology at The Queens' University, Belfast. Among his books is Henry II, also in the Yale English Monarchs series. 

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