King John: England, Magna Carta and the Making of a Tyrant - Hardcover

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9780230772458: King John: England, Magna Carta and the Making of a Tyrant

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ISBN 10: 0230772455 ISBN 13: 9780230772458

Publisher: Macmillan

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King John

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About the Author:

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 is actively involved in the national commemoration of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015. He lives in Norwich.

Review:

All doubts removed: John was no good ... a fair and rounded picture of the king and his reign -- Allan Massie * Spectator * Scholarly and readable ... the John that emerges is still a tyrant, but a more complex figure in a complex time. * Daily Telegraph * Jaunty, authoritative ... [a] fine, timely study of English history's greatest pantomime villain. -- Dan Jones * Sunday Times * 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 * Church's scholarly account restores complexity to the myth of John as a cruel, unstable ogre. -- Nicholas Shakespeare * Sunday Telegraph *

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