دانلود کتاب King John: An Underrated King

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FRONT MATTER
Half Title
Series Page
Title
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
MAIN MATTER
Chapter 1: OUTLINE OF THE REIGN
A) An Outline of the Reign of King John, 1199–1216
B) A Maligned King
Chapter 2: JOHN IN THE SHADOWS, 1167–1199
Timeline
A) Narrative: Prince John, 1167–1199
B) Interpretations
i) John in the Psychiatrist’s Chair
ii) A Prince Ill-Equipped to Govern?
a) The Irish Campaign, 1185
b) 1189–1194: ‘Nature’s Enemy’?
Chapter 3: AN ‘IMPERIAL’ INHERITANCE
Timeline
A) Narrative: An ‘Imperial’ Inheritance?
i) France at the Time of John
B) Interpretations
i) The Nature of the Anglo-Norman Regnum
ii) The Nature of the Angevin ‘Empire’
iii) Capetian Suzerainty and Philip Augustus
Chapter 4 WAR OF SUCCESSION AND THE LOSS OF CONTINENTAL TERRITORIES, 1199–1204
Timeline
A) Narrative: Succession and War, 1199–1204
i) Succession Resolved, 1199–1200
ii) Succession Disputed, 1200–1202
iii) War with France Stage One, Spring to Autumn 1202
iv) War with France Stage Two, Autumn 1202 to December 1203
v) War with France Stage Three, Summer 1204
B) Interpretations: Why did John Lose Normandy?
i) ‘Softsword’?
ii) The Lusignans
iii) Fickleness and Faithlessness
iv) Structural Tensions and Finance
Chapter 5
EFFORTS TO REGAIN THE FRENCH
TERRITORIES, 1205–1214
Timeline
A) Narrative: The Course of the War, 1205–1214
i) Issues of Allegiance
ii) Prospect of a French Invasion
iii) The Expedition that Never Sailed, 1205
iv) The Expedition of 1206
v) The Background to Bouvines
vi) The Campaign of 1214
Chapter 6
THE BRITISH PERSPECTIVE:
SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND WALES,
1199–1214
Timeline
A) Narrative: The Celtic Fringe
i) Scotland
ii) Ireland
iii) Wales
B) Interpretations: The Breaking of Briouze, A Case Study
Chapter 7
SACERDOTIUM AND REGNUM,
1199–1214
Timeline
A) Narrative: Key Features of the Church and John’s
Relations with the Papacy
i) The Regular Clergy
ii) The Secular Clergy
iii) John’s Relations with the Papacy, 1199–1205
iv) John’s Relations with the Papacy, 1205–1214
B) Interpretations
i) What was the Impact of the Interdict and John’s Excommunicate Status?
ii) Why did John’s Struggle with the Papacy Last so Long?
iii) Who Won the Struggle, John or Innocent?
Chapter 8
ADMINISTRATION,
JUSTICE AND FINANCE
Timeline
A) Narrative: The Sinews of Government
i) Administration
ii) Justice
iii) Finance
B) Interpretations
i) The ‘Record Revolution’
ii) A Contextual View: Judicial Practices and Price Infl ation
a) Judicial Practices
b) Price Inflation
Chapter 9
CIVIL WAR: A FALSE START, 1215
Timeline
A) Narrative
i) The Emergence of Magna Carta
ii) The Text of Magna Carta
B) Interpretations
i) Why Magna Carta?
ii) Magna Carta Out of Context
Chapter 10
CIVIL WAR RENEWED, 1215–1216
Timeline
A) Narrative
i) Civil War Renewed
ii) The Nature of the Sides
iii) The Course of the War
B) Interpretations: How Good a Soldier was John?
Chapter 11
CONCLUSION:
WILL THE REAL KING JOHN
PLEASE STAND UP?
END MATTER
APPENDIX
NOTES
1. Outline of the Reign
2. John in the Shadows, 1167–1199
3. An ‘Imperial’ Inheritance?
4. War of Succession and the Loss of Continental
Territories, 1199–1204
5. Efforts to Regain the French Territories, 1205–1214
6. The British Perspective: Scotland, Ireland and Wales, 1199–1214
7. Sacerdotium and Regnum, 1199–1214
8. Administration, Justice and Finance
9. Civil War: A False Start, 1215
10. Civil War Renewed, 1215–1216
11. Conclusion: Will the Real King John Please Stand Up?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
FURTHER READING
Source Material and Commentaries
General Histories
Leading Personalities
Angevin Empire
The Church
Britain
France
Governance and Economy
Magna Carta and Civil War
QUESTIONS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
INDEX