Power and pleasure : court life under King John, 1199-1216 / Hugh M. Thomas.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191840791 (ebook) :.Subject(s): John, King of England, 1167-1216 | England -- Court and courtiers -- History -- To 1500 | Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198802518DDC classification: 942.033 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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.
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