King John by Marc Morris
The brilliantly compelling new biography of the treacherous and tyrannical King John, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood greedy, cowardly, despicable and cruel.
Fine, timely.. jaunty, authoritative... Morris has already proven himself as a 13th-century royal biographer - his study of Edward I is a modern classic. He is on form here, too. His split-chronology approach to John’s life before and after the loss of Normandy highlights just how disastrous it was for the king’s reign and reputation. -- DAN JONES * Sunday Times *
Outstanding ... This is by far the best book on the monarch’s reign since W L Warren’s trail-blazing biography, King John, written in 1961 – with the literary bravura of which Morris’ book may not unfavourably be compared. * BBC History Magazine *
An excellent and sardonic new biography of King John. It will delight all who enjoyed his books on 1066 and Edward I. -- TOM HOLLAND
A masterpiece of historical writing… Morris is a wonderful storyteller * TLS *
A riveting and timely portrait of an execrable king -- Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors
Outstanding ... This is by far the best book on the monarch’s reign since W L Warren’s trail-blazing biography, King John, written in 1961 – with the literary bravura of which Morris’ book may not unfavourably be compared. * BBC History Magazine *
An excellent and sardonic new biography of King John. It will delight all who enjoyed his books on 1066 and Edward I. -- TOM HOLLAND
A masterpiece of historical writing… Morris is a wonderful storyteller * TLS *
A riveting and timely portrait of an execrable king -- Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors
Dr Marc Morris is a historian who specializes in the Middle Ages. He studied and taught at the universities of London and Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His other books include a bestselling history of the Norman Conquest and highly acclaimed biographies of King John and Edward I (A Great and Terrible King). He also presented the TV series Castle and wrote its accompanying book. He contributes regularly to other history programmes on radio and television and writes for numerous journals and magazines.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099591825 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099591820 |
| Title | King John |
| Author | Marc Morris |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2016-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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