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John (Penguin Monarchs) - An Evil King? (Paperback)
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John (Penguin Monarchs) - An Evil King? (Paperback)
Series: Penguin Monarchs
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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 to Magna
Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be seen as
an archetypal tyrant. But how evil was he? In this perceptive short
account, Nicholas Vincent unpicks John's life through his deeds and
his personality. The youngest of four brothers, overlooked and
given a distinctly unroyal name, John seemed doomed to failure. As
king, he was reputedly cruel and treacherous, pursuing his own
interests at the expense of his country, losing the continental
empire bequeathed to him by his father Henry and his brother
Richard and eventually plunging England into civil war. Only his
lordship of Ireland showed some success. Yet, as this fascinating
biography asks, were his crimes necessarily greater than those of
his ancestors - or was he judged more harshly because, ultimately,
he failed as a warlord?
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