Author

Publication

1999 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

44,250 words, Guess

Page Count

177 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing4921067

Classifications

  • DDC942.03/3/088355
  • LCCDA208 .C54 1999

Description

"If the medieval king was the helmsman of the ship of state, the royal household was the ship's engine. It comprised men from most ranks of society, from the great magnates of the realm to simple servants who looked after the day-to-day needs of the king and his court. English government, in both peace and war, was conducted through the royal household, amongst whom the most important men were the king's knights: socially elite, militarily preeminent, and indispensable for the workings of English medieval government. It is with these men during the reign of King John that this work is concerned."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought

Other Editions

  • The household knights of King JohnCambridge University Press1999-01-01

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