Summary of Dan Jones' Magna Carta

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 King Henry II was a man who made an impression. He was physically not much to look at, but his character made him unforgettable. He had near-boundless energy. He was able to spend almost his whole life moving about his lands, and he enjoyed the fact that his physical exertions prevented him from getting fat.
#2 Henry II’s reign in England was marked by his love of control. He was prepared to break the power of the few English barons who dared to defy him, but he left the rest in no doubt as to whom they owed their positions of wealth and prestige.
#3 The Exchequer was the most important institution of royal government under Henry II. It was there that the king could levy heavy financial penalties on those who displeased him. The Exchequer received fines imposed by the king’s judges, and it handled bribes paid by landholders who sought royal favor in disputes with their neighbors.
#4 Henry II’s reign saw the beginnings of the royal system against which the Magna Carta was aimed. The Crown began to extend its reach down into English society, and its law became more available, desirable, and widely used than ever before.

Sujets

• Medieval
• Histoire
• Edad Media
• Middle Ages
• History
• Europe

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• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 18 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822544536
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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#1

King Henry II was a man who made an impression. He was physically not much to look at, but his character made him unforgettable. He had near-boundless energy. He was able to spend almost his whole life moving about his lands, and he enjoyed the fact that his physical exertions prevented him from getting fat.

#2

Henry II’s reign in England was marked by his love of control. He was prepared to break the power of the few English barons who dared to defy him, but he left the rest in no doubt as to whom they owed their positions of wealth and prestige.

#3

The Exchequer was the most important institution of royal government under Henry II. It was there that the king could levy heavy financial penalties on those who displeased him. The Exchequer received fines imposed by the king’s judges, and it handled bribes paid by landholders who sought royal favor in disputes with their neighbors.

#4

Henry II’s reign saw the beginnings of the royal system against which the Magna Carta was aimed. The Crown began to extend its reach down into English society, and its law became more available, desirable, and widely used than ever before.

#5

Henry II set the tone for early Plantagenet kingship, as he was extremely good at milking cash from England and channeling it to the Continent. He pushed the financial and judicial power of the Crown deep into the shires.

#6

Henry was a tyrant, and his treatment of Becket’s followers demonstrated his brutality. He was also fond of telling his friends that the eaglets on his family mural were his sons, and the fourth and most vicious was John, whom he would embrace with such tender affection one day.

#7

King Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey on September 3, 1189. He was one of the most celebrated kings in British history, and he remained the only monarch to be commemorated with a statue outside the Houses of Parliament.

#8

Richard I’s heart is located in Normandy, at Rouen Cathedral. He was a crusader, and he drained his new realm for all it was worth to fund his trips abroad.

#9

Richard’s reputation was based on his brilliant military leadership. He had a good crusade, fighting his way through Sicily, Cyprus, and arriving in Outremer just in time to participate in the siege of Acre. He secured a three-year truce with Saladin.

#10

Between 1194 and 1199, Richard performed some mighty military deeds. He had been bribed to stay out of England during his brother’s absence, but he had entered the country and provoked armed confrontations with Richard’s officials. When his English machinations had faltered, he went over to the Continent and allied himself with the French king.

#11

The Lionheart died in 1199, leaving his empire intact, his Crown somewhat impoverished, and his brother John as his heir. It was a combination that would have disastrous consequences.

#12

John was a cruel and unpleasant man, and a second-rate soldier. He was known for the changeability of his moods, and he shared his friends’ sense of humor.

#13

John’s reputation as a man who was afraid of his own shadow was a major factor in the political history of his reign. He had worked up a record of duplicity and troublemaking long before he became king.

#14

John’s reign was initially marked by the French king’s attempts to dominate him, as he had done with his brother. But John was able to resist these attempts by paying homage to the French king and losing a portion of his lands in Normandy.

#15

The loss of Normandy was a turning point in England’s history.