Description:A biography of King John. The fourth son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine and brother of Richard I (The Lion-Hearted), he ruled England and a good part of France from 1199-1216. He is best known as the signer of Magna Carta, the foundation of English liberties, and has a reputation as a monarch only a little less dark than his descendant, Richard III. Also, like his descendant, he doesn't deserve it. We owe him at least two debts. He was the first English monarch to have in his court a permanent official responsible for the care and maintenance of the royal archives. He was also the first monarch to maintain naval vessels on a permanent basis at royal expense, i. e. he founded the British navy. An interesting member of a fascinating, bigger-than-life family, this is his story.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with King John. To get started finding King John, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: A biography of King John. The fourth son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine and brother of Richard I (The Lion-Hearted), he ruled England and a good part of France from 1199-1216. He is best known as the signer of Magna Carta, the foundation of English liberties, and has a reputation as a monarch only a little less dark than his descendant, Richard III. Also, like his descendant, he doesn't deserve it. We owe him at least two debts. He was the first English monarch to have in his court a permanent official responsible for the care and maintenance of the royal archives. He was also the first monarch to maintain naval vessels on a permanent basis at royal expense, i. e. he founded the British navy. An interesting member of a fascinating, bigger-than-life family, this is his story.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with King John. To get started finding King John, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.