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Power and pleasure : court life under King John, 1199-1216 / Hugh M. Thomas.

By: Thomas, Hugh M [author.]Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 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 LOC classification: DA208Online 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.
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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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