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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... archbishop returned to England . The restoration of harmony with the Pope and the appointment of the new Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170-72 had likewise been carried out without any consultation with the Young King.4 ° But most of all ...
... archbishop of Rouen , in their eyes yet another turbulent priest . The archbishop had grievances against the two kings because of the damage done by both to his churches in Normandy , and even tried to place Philip's lands under ...
... archbishop many tempting finan- cial offers , but the stubborn divine turned them all down . " Angered and frustrated , Richard simply moved in and started the building work anyway . The archbishop thereupon laid Normandy under an ...