In the reign of King John : a year in the life of Plantagenet England /
Jones, Dan, 1981-
In the reign of King John : a year in the life of Plantagenet England / Dan Jones. - Illustrated edition. - 360 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour)
Previous edition: published as Realm divided. 2015. "This illustrated edition first published in 2020 by Head of Zeus."
"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."--
9781838934828
GBC052361 bnb
019766883 Uk
John, King of England, 1167-1216 subject.
Great Britain--History--John, 1199-1216.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1154-1399.
Great Britain--Civilization--1066-1485.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--1066-1485.
941.033
In the reign of King John : a year in the life of Plantagenet England / Dan Jones. - Illustrated edition. - 360 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour)
Previous edition: published as Realm divided. 2015. "This illustrated edition first published in 2020 by Head of Zeus."
"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."--
9781838934828
GBC052361 bnb
019766883 Uk
John, King of England, 1167-1216 subject.
Great Britain--History--John, 1199-1216.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1154-1399.
Great Britain--Civilization--1066-1485.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--1066-1485.
941.033