"Although King John is remembered for his political and military failures, he also resided over a magnificent court. Power and Pleasure reconstructs life at the court of King John and explores how his court produced both pleasure and soft power. 0Much work exists on courts of th…
Is Matthew Paris's story of an English diplomatic delegation, sent by King John to the caliph of Morocco, nothing more than fiction, or does it report actual events occurring in the summer of 1212? Did King John offer to subjugate his kingdom to the Muslim caliph, and did he con…
King John has been perceived as one of England's most notorious monarchs. Medieval writers and later historians condemn him as a tyrant, seeing his long-running dispute with the church as evidence of a king who showed little regard for his faith. This book takes issue with ortho…
