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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... marks . Hugh du Puiset , bishop of Durham , paid out 2,000 marks for the sheriffdom of Northumberland and another 1,000 for his recognition of the honour of being made justiciar . " But the royal scamming did not end just with the ...
... marks of pure silver ; Richard would also provide a further 50,000 marks for Leopold of Austria . Hostages would be taken and released when two - thirds of the total ransom ( i.e. 100,000 marks ) was paid . Some details of this accord ...
... marks was twice Richard's annual income from England , though naturally as master of the Angevin empire he did not receive income only from England . All the duchies and provinces of the empire , particularly the monasteries , felt the ...