King John. Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta

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The brilliantly compelling new biography of the treacherous and tyrannical King John, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood greedy, cowardly, despicable and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Drawing on contemporary chronicles and the king`s own letters, bestselling historian Marc Morris brings the real John vividly to life. We see how a youngest son with limited prospects became th

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