John (Penguin Monarchs)

by Nick Vincent and Nicholas Vincent

Book Overview

King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be seen as an archetypal tyrant. But how evil was he?

In this perceptive short account, Nicholas Vincent unpicks John's life through his deeds and his personality. The youngest of four...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141999381
• ISBN13: 9780141999388
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.