King John: And the Road to Magna Carta, (Hardcover)

from bhowell

This is a great story of the English King who inadvertently caused his nobles to write up the Magna Carta. We should all read a book about the Magna Carta in 2015, the 800th anniversary of the cornerstone of our liberties and freedoms and this is a lively entertaining tale.

from Medievalgirl

This was the first of several titles on my reading list for my studies on early English Feudalism, the government and the Magna Carta. In this regard I found it useful. I understand some reviewers have found it slow or dry, and this may be the case, but perhaps it was intended to be more academic...

from bhowell

This is a great story of the English King who inadvertently caused his nobles to write up the Magna Carta. We should all read a book about the Magna Carta in 2015, the 800th anniversary of the cornerstone of our liberties and freedoms and this is a lively entertaining tale.

from drmaf

A worthy, but somewhat pedestrian account of the life and reign of England's most despised king. In this the 800th anniversary year of Magna Carta, interest in King John has been much in evidence, and there sure sure to be a swag of books about him, his reign, and the significance of the Great Ch...