The most recent ideas and arguments from leading historians of
John's reign. The reign of King John (1199-1216) is one of the most
controversial in English history. When he succeeded to Richard the
Lionheart's lands, he could legitimately claim to rule half modern
France as well as England and Ireland; butby the time of his death
his dominion lay in tatters, and his subjects had banded together
to restrict his powers as king under the Magna Carta and to
overthrow him in favour of the son of the king of France. Over the
centuries his reign has provided politicians and historians with
fertile ground for inspiration and argument, and this volume adds
to the debate, offering the most recent ideas and arguments from
leading historians on the subject, and covering all the major
issues involved. It is coherently formulated around explorations of
the two major events of his reign: the loss of his continental
inheritance, and the ending of his reign in the disaster of civil
war. Topicscover all aspects of his life and career, from his
reputation, the economy, the Norman aristocracy, the Church,
Justice and the Empire, to his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine and his
wife Isabella of Angouleme. It will be essential reading for all
interested in one of the most significant periods of English
history. Contributors: NICK BARRATT, J.L. BOLTON, JIM BRADBURY,SEAN
DUFFY, A.A.M. DUNCAN, NATALIE FRYDE, JOHN GILLINGHAM, CHRISTOPHER
HARPER-BILL, PAUL LATIMER, JANE MARTINDALE, V.D. MOSS, DANIEL
POWER, IFOR W. ROWLANDS, RALPH V. TURNER, NICHOLAS VINCENT.
Professor S.D. CHURCH teaches in the Department of History at the
University of East Anglia.
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