History of Reign of Henry II and of Richard and John
Author: Joseph Berington
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Published: 1793
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Author: Joseph Berington
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Published: 1793
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joseph Berington
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: 2009-04
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781104347994
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Author: Joseph Berington
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Published: 1790
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Stubbs
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Published: 1867
Total Pages: 566
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joseph Berington
Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2015-09
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781340853037
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Author: John Hosler
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2007-04-30
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9047419340
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are no book-length studies in any language on the military career of King Henry II of England (1154-1189). Historians have generally regarded his warfare as cautious and limited, and the king himself, while noted for his considerable political and legal accomplishments, is not considered one of the great commanders of the Middle Ages. This book reexamines the medieval evidence and situates Henry II within the context of practiced warfare of the twelfth century. It sketches a narrative of his military activities from boyhood to death and examines his use of fortifications, manpower, strategy, tactics, and weaponry in the prosecution of war. The result is a revision of the king's military legacy: far from a passive or disinterested general, Henry II sought to vanquish his foes and expand his empire by way of direct military confrontation and was, in reality, a proficient commander of men.
Author: Stephen Church
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2015-04-07
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 0465040705
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 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: Nicholas Vincent
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2020-07-30
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 0141977701
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKing John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be seen as an archetypal tyrant. But how evil was he? In this perceptive short account, Nicholas Vincent unpicks John's life through his deeds and his personality. The youngest of four brothers, overlooked and given a distinctly unroyal name, John seemed doomed to failure. As king, he was reputedly cruel and treacherous, pursuing his own interests at the expense of his country, losing the continental empire bequeathed to him by his father Henry and his brother Richard and eventually plunging England into civil war. Only his lordship of Ireland showed some success. Yet, as this fascinating biography asks, were his crimes necessarily greater than those of his ancestors - or was he judged more harshly because, ultimately, he failed as a warlord?
Author: James Henry Ramsay
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9781294823926
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