King John by Seel, Graham E. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Table of Contents Acknowledgements List of Figures Chapter 1: Outline of the Reign

Endnotes

Chapter 2: John In The Shadows, 1167-1199

A) Narrative: Prince John, 1167–1199 B) Interpretations

i) John in the Psychiatrist’s Chair ii) A Prince Ill-Equipped to Govern? Endnotes

Chapter 3: An ‘Imperial’ Inheritance?

A) Narrative: An ‘Imperial’ Inheritance?

i) France at the Time of John

B) Interpretations

i) The Nature of the Anglo-Norman Regnum ii) The Nature of the Angevin ‘Empire’ iii) Capetian Suzerainty and Philip Augustus Endnotes

Chapter 4: War of Succession and the Loss of Continental Territories, 1199–1204

A) Narrative: Succession and War, 1199–1204

i) Succession Resolved, 1199–1200 ii) Succession Disputed, 1200–1202 iii) War with France Stage One, Spring to Autumn 1202 iv) War with France Stage Two, Autumn 1202 to December 1203 v) War with France Stage Three, Summer 1204

B) Interpretations: Why did John Lose Normandy?

i) ‘Softsword’? ii) The Lusignans iii) Fickleness and Faithlessness iv) Structural Tensions and Finance Endnotes

Chapter 5: Efforts To Regain The French Territories, 1205–1214

A) Narrative: The Course of the War, 1205–1214

i) Issues of Allegiance ii) Prospect of a French Invasion iii) The Expedition that Never Sailed, 1205 iv) The Expedition of 1206 v) The Background to Bouvines vi) The Campaign of 1214 Endnotes

Chapter 6: The British Perspective: Scotland, Ireland and Wales, 1199–1214

A) Narrative: The Celtic Fringe

i) Scotland ii) Ireland iii) Wales

B) Interpretations: The Breaking of Briouze, A Case Study

Endnotes

Chapter 7: Sacerdotium and Regnum, 1199–1214

A) Narrative: Key Features of the Church and John’s Relations with the Papacy

i) The Regular Clergy ii) The Secular Clergy iii) John’s Relations with the Papacy, 1199–1205 iv) John’s Relations with the Papacy, 1205–1214

B) Interpretations

i) What was the Impact of the Interdict and John’s Excommunicate Status? ii) Why did John’s Struggle with the Papacy Last so Long? iii) Who Won the Struggle, John or Innocent? Endnotes

Chapter 8: Administration, Justice and Finance

A) Narrative: The Sinews of Government

i) Administration

ii) Justice iii) Finance B) Interpretations

i) The ‘Record Revolution’ ii) A Contextual View: Judicial Practices and Price Inflation Endnotes

Chapter 9: Civil War: A False Start,1215

A) Narrative

i) The Emergence of Magna Carta ii) The Text of Magna Carta

B) Interpretations

i) Why Magna Carta? ii) Magna Carta Out of Context Footnotes Endnotes

Chapter 10: Civil War Renewed,1215–1216

A) Narrative

i) Civil War Renewed ii) The Nature of the Sides iii) The Course of the War

B) Interpretations: How Good a Soldier was John?

Endnotes

Chapter 11: Conclusion: Will The Real King John Please Stand Up?

Endnotes

Appendix Bibliography Further Reading

Source Material and Commentaries General Histories Leading Personalities Angevin Empire The Church Britain France Governance and Economy Magna Carta and Civil War

Questions

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

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