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Power and pleasure : court life under King John, 1199-1216 /

Thomas, Hugh M.,

Power and pleasure : court life under King John, 1199-1216 / Hugh M. Thomas. - First edition. - 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

This edition also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Although King John is remembered for his political and military failures, he also resided over a magnificent court. This text uses records of his reign to reconstruct his life at court, and explore how it produced both pleasure and soft power for the king.

Specialized.

9780191840791 (ebook) : No price


John, King of England, 1167-1216.


England--Court and courtiers--History--To 1500.
Great Britain--History--John, 1199-1216.

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942.033

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