This account of <strong>King John</strong>'s reign is a study both of the king and his political misfortunes, and also of his times. John is set against the bac... » 

This account of King John's reign is a study both of the king and his political misfortunes, and also of his times. John is set against the background of his predecessors, of the society in which he lived and of the problems posed by continuities independent of his making. «