| The Household Knights of King John Contributor(s): Church, S. D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521553199 ISBN-13: 9780521553193 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $117.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 942.033 |
| LCCN: 98-43694 |
| Lexile Measure: 1850 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought; Fourth |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. This is the first full-length study of the most important group of the court household, the king's knights: socially lite, militarily preeminent, and indispensable for the workings of English medieval government. |