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Author: Marc Morris
Publisher: Cornerstone
Imprint: Windmill Books
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 19.70cm
Weight: 0.289kg
ISBN: 9780099591825
ISBN 10: 0099591820
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 07 January 2016
Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Fine, timely... jaunty, authoritative... Morris has already proven himself as a 13th-century royal biographer - his study of Edward I is a modern classic. He is on form here, too. His split-chronology approach to John's life before and after the loss of Normandy highlights just how disastrous it was for the king's reign and reputation. -- DAN JONES Sunday Times Outstanding ... This is by far the best book on the monarch's reign since W L Warren's trail-blazing biography, King John, written in 1961 - with the literary bravura of which Morris' book may not unfavourably be compared. BBC History Magazine An excellent and sardonic new biography of King John. It will delight all who enjoyed his books on 1066 and Edward I. -- TOM HOLLAND A masterpiece of historical writing... Morris is a wonderful storyteller TLS A riveting and timely portrait of an execrable king -- Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors
Fine, timely... jaunty, authoritative... Morris has already proven himself as a 13th-century royal biographer - his study of Edward I is a modern classic. He is on form here, too. His split-chronology approach to John's life before and after the loss of Normandy highlights just how disastrous it was for the king's reign and reputation. -- DAN JONES Sunday Times An excellent and sardonic new biography of King John. It will delight all who enjoyed his books on 1066 and Edward I. -- TOM HOLLAND A masterpiece of historical writing... Morris is a wonderful storyteller TLS A riveting and timely portrait of an execrable king -- Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors A compelling portrait of a king whose 17-year reign witnessed mass oppression on a huge scale... injected with a lively fluency... A fine reminder of the huge influence of Magna Carta that continues to form the basis of our freedoms even today. Express
Author Information
Dr Marc Morris is a historian who specializes in the Middle Ages. He studied and taught at the universities of London and Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His other books include a bestselling history of the Norman Conquest and highly acclaimed biographies of King John and Edward I (A Great and Terrible King). He also presented the TV series Castle and wrote its accompanying book. He contributes regularly to other history programmes on radio and television and writes for numerous journals and magazines.
