Lionheart and Lackland: King Richard, King John and the Wars of ConquestJonathan Cape, 2006 - 578페이지 Anyone who has seen 'The Lion in Winter' will remember the vicious, compelling world of the Plantagenets: the towering, almost psychopathic Henry II, commander of the slaughter of Thomas a Becket, at war with both his wife, the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine, and his sons (including the subjects of this remarkable book, Richard and John). And readers of the romance of Robin Hood will be familiar with the type-casting of Good King Richard, defending Christendom in the Holy Land, and Bad King John who usurps the kingdom in his absence. But how much do these popular stereotypes correspond with reality?
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... Normandy in 1203-04 was overwhelmingly John's own fault : he had no natural powers of leadership or charismatic personality , he could not enthuse men and make them work for greater purposes than immediate self - interest , and he had ...
... Normandy was already effectively lost to the Angevins before John ever ascended the throne , though natu- rally they disagree on the reasons . For some , the rot had already set in during the reign of Henry II ; for others , Richard is ...
... Normandy must carry significant weight in any explanation of the duchy's fall.'94 Of course , financial performance and propaganda persona can never entirely be considered separately , for John's murder of Arthur affected his revenue ...