King John by Stephen Church

King John by Stephen Church

A definitive new biography, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta

Church's scholarly account restores complexity to the myth of John as a cruel, unstable ogre-- Nicholas Shakespeare * 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. -- Louise Wilkinson * BBC History Magazine *
Jaunty, authoritative ... [a] fine, timely study of English history's greatest pantomime villain. -- Dan Jones * 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 -- Allan Massie * Spectator *

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 was actively involved in the national commemoration of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015. He is the author of King John: England, Magna Carta and the Making of a Tyrant and lives in Norwich.

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ISBN 13	9780230772458
ISBN 10	0230772455
Title	King John
Author	Stephen Church
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2015-03-12
Number of pages	352
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