King John And Magna Carta

Author : Janet Senderowitz Loengard
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843835486

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Magna Carta and the England of King John by Janet Senderowitz Loengard Pdf

Magna Carta marked a watershed in the relations between monarch and subject and as such has long been central to English constitutional and political history. This volume uses it as a springboard to focus on social, economic, legal, and religious institutions and attitudes in the early thirteenth century. What was England like between 1199 and 1215? And, no less important, how was King John perceived by those who actually knew him? The essays here analyse earlier Angevin rulers and the effect of their reigns on John's England, the causes and results of the increasing baronial fear of the king, the "managerial revolution" of the English church, and the effect of the ius commune on English common law. They also examine the burgeoning economy of the early thirteenth century and its effect on English towns, the background to discontent over the royal forests which eventually led to the Charter of the Forest, the effect of Magna Carta on widows and property, and the course of criminal justice before 1215. The volume concludes with the first critical edition of an open letter from King John explaining his position in the matter of William de Briouze. Contributors: Janet S. Loengard, Ralph V. Turner, John Gillingham, David Crouch, David Crook, James A. Brundage, John Hudson, Barbara Hanawalt, James Masschaele

Author : Stephen Church
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465040704

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King John by Stephen Church Pdf

From a renowned medieval historian comes a new biography of King John, the infamous English king whose reign led to the establishment of the Magna Carta and the birth of constitutional democracy King John (1166-1216) has long been seen as the epitome of bad kings. The son of the most charismatic couple of the middle ages, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and younger brother of the heroic crusader king, Richard the Lionheart, John lived much of his life in the shadow of his family. When in 1199 he became ruler of his family's lands in England and France, John proved unequal to the task of keeping them together. Early in his reign he lost much of his continental possessions, and over the next decade would come perilously close to losing his English kingdom, too. In King John, medieval historian Stephen Church argues that John's reign, for all its failings, would prove to be a crucial turning point in English history. Though he was a masterful political manipulator, John's traditional ideas of unchecked sovereign power were becoming increasingly unpopular among his subjects, resulting in frequent confrontations. Nor was he willing to tolerate any challenges to his authority. For six long years, John and the pope struggled over the appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury, a clash that led to the king's excommunication. As king of England, John taxed his people heavily to fund his futile attempt to reconquer the lands lost to the king of France. The cost to his people of this failure was great, but it was greater still for John. In 1215, his subjects rose in rebellion against their king and forced upon him a new constitution by which he was to rule. The principles underlying this constitution -- enshrined in the terms of Magna Carta -- would go on to shape democratic constitutions across the globe, including our own. In this authoritative biography, Church describes how it was that a king famous for his misrule gave rise to Magna Carta, the blueprint for good governance.

Author : Marc Morris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781605988863

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King John by Marc Morris Pdf

King John is one of those historical characters who needs little in the way of introduction. If readers are not already familiar with him as the tyrant whose misgovernment gave rise to Magna Carta, we remember him as the villain in the stories of Robin Hood. Formidable and cunning, but also cruel, lecherous, treacherous and untrusting. Twelve years into his reign, John was regarded as a powerful king within the British Isles. But despite this immense early success, when he finally crosses to France to recover his lost empire, he meets with disaster. John returns home penniless to face a tide of criticism about his unjust rule. The result is Magna Carta – a ground-breaking document in posterity, but a worthless piece of parchment in 1215, since John had no intention of honoring it. Like all great tragedies, the world can only be put to rights by the tyrant’s death. John finally obliges at Newark Castle in October 1216, dying of dysentery as a great gale howls up the valley of the Trent.

Author : King John
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781291433074

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Magna carta by King John Pdf

The constitutional foundation of English (and perhaps world) freedoms

Author : Lawrence du Garde Peach
Publisher : Ladybird
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 072329402X

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King John and Magna Carta by Lawrence du Garde Peach Pdf

The Ladybird Book about King John and the Magna Carta is a gem from the Ladybird vintage archive. First published in 1969, this is a classic Ladybird hardback book, packed with information about one of the most important moments in the history of English-speaking people. This new edition, published to mark 800 years since the Magna Carta, is exactly the same as the original, with a dust jacket and beautifully reproduced images. The story of King John and the momentous events he saw take place over his reign are illustrated with twenty-four beautiful full-page pictures.

Author : Ed West
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510719927

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1215 and All That by Ed West Pdf

1215 is one of the most famous dates in English history, and with good reason, since it marks the signing of the Magna Carta by King John and the English barons, which altered the entire course of English and world history. John Lackland was born to King Henry II and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitane in December, 1166; he was the youngest of five sons. However, he unexpectedly became the favored heir to his father after a failed rebellion by his older brothers in 1173. He became king in 1199, though his reign was tumultuous and short. After a brief peace with Phillip II of France, war broke out again in 1202 and King John lost most of his holdings on the continent. This, coupled with unpopular fiscal policies and treatment of nobles back home, led to conflict upon his return from battle. Buffeted from all sides, King John was pushed in 1215 to sign along with his barons the Magna Carta, a precursor to constitutional governance. But both sides failed to uphold the agreements terms and conflict quickly resumed, leading to John’s untimely death a year later to dysentery. Pitched at newcomers to the subject, 1215 and All That will explain how King John’s rule and, in particular, his signing of the Magna Carta changed England—and the English—forever, introducing readers to the early days of medieval England. It is the third book in the acclaimed A Very, Very Short History of England series, which captures the major moments of English history with humor and bite.

Author : Danny Danziger,John Gillingham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743257732

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1215 by Danny Danziger,John Gillingham Pdf

Danziger sweeps readers back eight centuries in an absorbing portrait of life at a time that saw the Crusades, Richard the Lionheart and the legendary Robin Hood all make their marks in history. At the center of this period is the document that has become the capstone of modern freedom: The Magna Carta.

Author : William Sharp McKechnie
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547059899

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Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John by William Sharp McKechnie Pdf

This book begins with a detailed commentary and explanation of the political and social climate that dictated the necessity of the Magna Carta. The initial report is followed by the original Latin text, a translation and further comments on the sections of the text. It is arguably the most thorough attempt to explain and provide insight into the most crucial document in British history.

Author : William Sharp McKechnie
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368925864

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Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John by William Sharp McKechnie Pdf

Reproduction of the original.

Author : William Sharp McKechnie
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387096910

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Magna Carta; A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John With an Historical Introduction by William Sharp McKechnie Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Ralph Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317873945

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Magna Carta by Ralph Turner Pdf

This new history is the first to tell the story of Magna Carta ‘through the ages’. No other general work traces its continuing importance in England’s political consciousness. Many books have examined the circumstances surrounding King John’s grant of Magna Carta in 1215. Very few trace the Charter’s legacy to subsequent centuries and even fewer look at the fate of the physical document. Turner also underlines its great influence outside the United Kingdom, especially in North America. Today, the Charter enjoys greater prestige in the United States, the land of lawyers, than in Britain. U.S. citizens claim Magna Carta as a source of their liberties, guaranteeing ‘due process of law’ and condemning ‘executive privilege’.

Author : J.A.P. Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:476665438

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King John and Magna Carta by J.A.P. Jones Pdf

Author : William S. Livingston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Magna Carta
ISBN : UCR:31210008421628

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Magna Carta by William S. Livingston Pdf

Author : Dan Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800240643

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In the Reign of King John by Dan Jones Pdf

A new, beautifully illustrated edition of Realm Divided, Dan Jones's portrait of Plantagenet England in the reign of King John. 1215 was not just the year of Magna Carta and King John's war with his barons, but a year of crusading and church reform, of foreign wars and dramatic sieges, of trade and treachery; a year in which England was invaded by a French army and London was stormed by angry barons; and the supposedly impregnable castle at Rochester was brought down with burning pig fat. But this was also a year in which life, for most people, just went on. In the Reign of King John thus opens a window onto everyday life in thirteenth-century England: home and church, love and marriage, education and agriculture, outlawry and hunting, food and clothing. It offers a vivid and authoritative portrait – from royal court to peasant wedding – of medieval life in the round, as well as an exhilarating and revelatory exploration of the big themes of politics, warfare, religion, feudalism and the law during a transformative year in English history. Praise for Dan Jones: 'Commanding and piercingly insightful... Packed with moments that make you stop in your tracks' Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year 'When it comes to rip-roaring medieval narratives, Jones has few peers' Sunday Times 'Jones has a terrific eye for humanising stories and the telling detail... It is the snapshots of life as it was lived that make this book so engaging' Daily Telegraph 'Jones is to be congratulated for telling his story with panache and originality. He deserves to be widely read' BBC History Magazine 'Jones expertly guides us through this turbulent period and sheds fascinating light on life in Plantagenet England' Irish Times 'Dan Jones is certainly an entertainer, but also a fine historian who knows how to render scholarship into accessible prose' The Times

Author : Stephen Church
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781447241959

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King John by Stephen Church Pdf

No English king has suffered a worse press than King John: Bad King John, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood, Magna Carta - but how to disentangle myth and truth?John was the youngest of the five sons of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, who, on the death of his brother Richard the Lionheart in 1199, took possession of a vast - and vastly wealthy - inheritance. But by his death in 1215, he had squandered it all, and come close to losing his English kingdom, too. Stephen Church vividly recounts exactly how John contrived to lose so much, so quickly and in doing so, tells the story of Magna Carta, which, eight hundred years later, is still one of the cornerstones of Western democracy. Vivid and authoritative, King John: England, Magna Carta and the Making of a Tyrant is history at its visceral best. --