Originally published in 1949. Lacking the warlike bluntness of his predecessor, Richard the Lionheart, John came to the throne of England at a time when economic forces in the realm were threatening to undermine the very basis of feudal power. The Reign of King John covers his attempts to adjust a political system to cope with this threat and at the same time to assert the hegemony of the monarchy over its chief rivals-the barons and the church-made his reign one of particular importance and significance in English history.
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978-0-8018-0514-1 (9780801805141)
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Sidney Painter was a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University. Specializing in medievalism, he served as a chairman of the Department of History. He is the author of Studies in the History of the English Feudal Barony, Scourge of the Clergy, and William Marshal: Knight-Errant, Baron, and Regent of England.
Chapter 1. The Succession
Chapter 2. The King and the Magnates
Chapter 3. The King's Servants
Chapter 4. The Royal Administration
Chapter 5. King John and the Church
Chapter 6. King or Tyrant
Chapter 7. The Seeds of Revolt
Chapter 8. Magna Carta
Chapter 9. The Civil War
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