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King John
- Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta
Engelsk Paperback
King John
- Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta
Engelsk Paperback

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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. But who was the man behind the legend?

Drawing on contemporary chronicles and the king''s own letters, bestselling historian Marc Morris brings the real John vividly to life. We see how a youngest son with limited prospects became the ruler of the greatest dominion in Europe, but at a terrible cost. His rise to power involved treachery, rebellion and murder, and his reign witnessed oppression on an almost unprecedented scale. It climaxed in conspiracy and revolt, and his leading subjects forced him to issue Magna Carta, a document binding him and his successors to behave better in future. John''s rejection of the charter led to civil war and foreign invasion, bringing his life to a disastrous close.

Authoritative and dramatic, Marc Morris''s King John offers a compelling portrait of an extraordinary man at a momentous turning point in the history of Britain and Europe.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
400
ISBN-13:
9780099591825
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0099591820
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
7 jan 2016
Længde:
28mm
Bredde:
198mm
Højde:
127mm
Forlag:
Cornerstone
Oplagsdato:
7 jan 2016
Forfatter(e):
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