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King John (The Medieval World)
  

King John (The Medieval World) (Hardcover)

by R.V. Turner (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 306 pages
  • Publisher: Longman (5 April 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0582067278
  • ISBN-13: 978-0582067271
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 642,697 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #19 in  Books > History > Britain & Ireland > British Heads of State > John
    #82 in  Books > Biography > Historical > Britain > Norman to Medieval: 1001-1500
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This book is part of a series which provides the student, scholar and general reader with authoritative short studies of key aspects and personalities in the medieval world. This book provides a re-assessment of the life and reign of King John (1167-1216, r.1199-1216). John's reign was a turning-point in the development of England: it saw the loss of Normandy, bitter conflict with the papacy, baronial rebellion, and the granting of Magna Carta with all its consequences for the future. Turner sets John in his full personal context, as a member of the turbulent Angevin family; in his full political context, as ruler of Normandy, Anjou, Aquitaine and Ireland as well as England; and in the context of his time, since contemporary values and expectations of kingship were very different from our own today. He aims to present a more balanced picture of John than the older view that condemned him on the grounds of his personal immorality and the more recent rehabilitations of his reputation based on his supposed administrative genius. The book makes use of a new historical field - the history of childhood - to understand the flaws in John's adult personality (though avoiding the speculative excesses of psycho-history). It also incorporates recent advances in our economic knowledge of the times, which have revealed how John's finances were bedevilled by inflationary pressures which were beyond the understanding of him and his contemporaries and it gives due weight to John's continental dominions and his role on the European stage.

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4.0 out of 5 stars WARNING - This text is identical to Turner's last book on King John, 14 Jul 2007
Don't get me wrong, this book is a hugely valuable addition to the canon of text upon King John, and Turner's work is a worthy successor to the definitive biography of Warren. There is however a disclaimer.

I was horrified upon opening this volume to discover that despite the different title, this book contains text *identical* to that contained in R.V Turner's book 'King John,' published a decade earlier. What I expected to be a weighted analysis of the 'much maligned' monarch instead turned out to be the same narrative-filled text I already owned. Buy this book by all means, but be weary of Ralph's evidently unscrupulous attempts to raise more money by rebranding his books. I intend to return this copy - the text size is smaller than in 'King John.'
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1.0 out of 5 stars Krern, 11 Jul 2009
By Mrs. C. Dewen "krern" (Clayhall, Essex) - See all my reviews
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I found this boook totally boring and uninteresting. Points were made over and over again. I bought this to read about King John, but I learned nothing that I did not already know. Surely the book should have detailed John's personality and private life? This it did not do. Very disappointing.

On another note, the print was so small I almost needed a magnifying glass to read it.
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