Basic Books, 2015. — 329 p. English King John (1166-1216) has long been seen as the epitome of bad kings. The son of the most charismatic couple of the middle ages, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and younger brother of the heroic crusader king, Richard the Lionheart, John lived much of his life in the shadow of his family. When in 1199 he became ruler of his family's lands in...
Macmillan, 2015. — 352 p. No English king has suffered a worse press down the ages than King John: Bad King John, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood, Magna Carta - how does one disentangle the legend from the truth? John was the youngest of the five sons of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, the great empire-builders of the Angevin dynasty. A fiercely competitive and...
Pegasus Books, 2015. — 400 p. King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly, despicable, and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Was he truly a monster, or a capable ruler cursed by bad luck? In this new book bestselling historian Marc Morris draws on contemporary chronicles and the king's own letters to bring the real...
Pegasus Books, 2015. — 400 p. King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly, despicable, and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Was he truly a monster, or a capable ruler cursed by bad luck? In this new book bestselling historian Marc Morris draws on contemporary chronicles and the king's own letters to bring the...
Anthem Press, 2012. — 244 p. Through contextual analysis and by reassessing the chronicle evidence, King John: An Underrated King presents a compelling reevaluation of the reign of King John, England’s most maligned sovereign. With its thought-provoking analysis of the key issues of John’s reign, such as the loss of the French territories, British achievement, Magna Carta,...
Anthem Press, 2012. — 244 p. Through contextual analysis and by reassessing the chronicle evidence, King John: An Underrated King presents a compelling reevaluation of the reign of King John, England’s most maligned sovereign. With its thought-provoking analysis of the key issues of John’s reign, such as the loss of the French territories, British achievement, Magna Carta,...
The History Press, 2011. — 240 p. King John long ago acquired the epithet 'Bad,' and he is reputed to be the worst of England's kings. Before his death in 1216, his desperate exploitation of his subjects for ever more money had turned him into the mythical monster of Hollywood legend. In marked contrast to his brother Richard, John appeared incompetent in battle, failing to...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2018. — 320 с. — ISBN: 978-5-9524-5288-6. Джон Т. Эплби, автор ряда жизнеописаний английских королей XI–XIII веков, на страницах своей книги воссоздает эпоху правления Иоанна Безземельного — сына великого Генриха II и брата Ричарда Львиное Сердце, оказавшегося в тени прославленных предшественников и снискавшего славу предателя и сумасбродного тирана. Историк...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2018. — 320 с. — ISBN: 978-5-9524-5288-6. Джон Т. Эплби, автор ряда жизнеописаний английских королей XI–XIII веков, на страницах своей книги воссоздает эпоху правления Иоанна Безземельного — сына великого Генриха II и брата Ричарда Львиное Сердце, оказавшегося в тени прославленных предшественников и снискавшего славу предателя и сумасбродного тирана. Историк...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2018. — 320 с. — ISBN: 978-5-9524-5288-6. Джон Т. Эплби, автор ряда жизнеописаний английских королей XI–XIII веков, на страницах своей книги воссоздает эпоху правления Иоанна Безземельного — сына великого Генриха II и брата Ричарда Львиное Сердце, оказавшегося в тени прославленных предшественников и снискавшего славу предателя и сумасбродного тирана. Историк...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2018. — 320 с. — ISBN: 978-5-9524-5288-6. Джон Т. Эплби, автор ряда жизнеописаний английских королей XI–XIII веков, на страницах своей книги воссоздает эпоху правления Иоанна Безземельного — сына великого Генриха II и брата Ричарда Львиное Сердце, оказавшегося в тени прославленных предшественников и снискавшего славу предателя и сумасбродного тирана. Историк...
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