The Reign of King John by Sidney Painter 1966 Paperback

• Title: The Reign of King John
• Author: Sidney Painter
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Published: 1966-02-01
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN-10: 0801805155
• ISBN-13: 9780801805158
• Dimensions (L x W x H): 8" x 5.25" x .875"

Excerpt from back cover: Lacking the warlike bluntness of his predecessor, Richard the Lion-Hearted, John came to the throne of England at a time when economic forces within the realm were threatening to undermine the very basis of feudal power. His attempts to adjust a political system to cope with this thread and at the same tiem to assert the hegemony of the monarchy over its chief rivals - the barons and the church - made his reign one of particular importance and significance in English history.