{"product_id":"the-reign-of-king-john-paperback","title":"The Reign of King John - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSidney Painter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1949. Lacking the warlike bluntness of his predecessor, Richard the Lionheart, John came to the throne of England at a time when economic forces in the realm were threatening to undermine the very basis of feudal power. \u003ci\u003eThe Reign of King John\u003c\/i\u003e covers his attempts to adjust a political system to cope with this threat and at the same time 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSidney Painter\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University. Specializing in medievalism, he served as a chairman of the Department of History. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStudies in the History of the English Feudal Barony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScourge of the Clergy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWilliam Marshal: Knight-Errant, Baron, and Regent of England\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415207395506,"sku":"9781421435152","price":90.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/40f960b3b009511be6c3729a64a75c77.webp?v=1778373817","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-reign-of-king-john-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}