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Originally published in 1949. Lacking the warlike bluntness of his predecessor, Richard the Lionheart, John came to the throne of England at a time when economic forces in the realm were threatening to undermine the very basis of feudal power. His attempts to adjust a political system to cope with this threat and at the same time to assert the hegemony of the monarchy over its chief rivals--the barons and the church--made his reign one of particular importance and significance in English history. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)942.033History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Plantagenet 1154-1399 John 1199-1216LC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |