King John
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of historical biography, King John cuts through centuries of myth and royal propaganda to present one of England's most reviled monarchs in unflinching detail. Alan Lloyd chronicles the turbulent reign of John Lackland — youngest son of Henry II and brother to Richard the Lionheart — whose rule from 1199 to 1216 was marked by military disaster, baronial revolt, and the sealing of Magna Carta. Lloyd argues persuasively that John was not merely a villain of pantomime history, but a complex, calculating, and deeply flawed ruler whose failures reshaped the constitutional foundations of England. Drawing on medieval sources and sharp historical analysis, the narrative illustrates how personal tyranny, fiscal recklessness, and political miscalculation conspired to bring a kingdom to the brink of civil war. The result is an authoritative and compulsively readable portrait of medieval power at its most precarious.
Author: Alan Lloyd
Format: Hardback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of historical biography, King John cuts through centuries of myth and royal propaganda to present one of England's most reviled monarchs in unflinching detail. Alan Lloyd chronicles the turbulent reign of John Lackland — youngest son of Henry II and brother to Richard the Lionheart — whose rule from 1199 to 1216 was marked by military disaster, baronial revolt, and the sealing of Magna Carta. Lloyd argues persuasively that John was not merely a villain of pantomime history, but a complex, calculating, and deeply flawed ruler whose failures reshaped the constitutional foundations of England. Drawing on medieval sources and sharp historical analysis, the narrative illustrates how personal tyranny, fiscal recklessness, and political miscalculation conspired to bring a kingdom to the brink of civil war. The result is an authoritative and compulsively readable portrait of medieval power at its most precarious.