John (Penguin Monarchs): An Evil King? Nicholas Vincent Allen Lane Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

King John Ruled England For Seventeen And A Half Years Yet His Entire Reign Is Usually Reduced To One Image: Of The Villainous Monarch Outmanoeuvred By Rebellious Barons Into Agreeing Magna Carta At Runnymede In 1215 Ever Since Has Come Be Seen As An Archetypal Tyrant But How Evil Was He?In This Perceptive Short Account Nicholas Vincent Unpicks John\ S Life Through Deeds Personality Youngest Four Brothers Overlooked Given Distinctly Unroyal Name Seemed Doomed Failure He Reputedly Cruel Treacherous Pursuing Own Interests Expense Country Losing Continental Empire Bequeathed Him Father Henry Brother Richard Eventually Plunging Civil War Only Lordship Ireland Showed Some Success Fascinating Biography Asks Were Crimes Necessarily Greater Than Those Ancestors - Or Judged More Harshly Because Ultimately Failed Warlord? Σελίδες: 144 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm