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Chargement... Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charterpar David Starkey
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At Runnymede, on the banks of the River Thames, on 15 June 1215, the seal of King John was attached to the Magna Carta, and peace descended upon the land. Or that's what successive generations have believed. But is it true? And have we been persuaded (or persuaded ourselves) that the events of 15 June 1215 not only ended a civil war between the king and the barons but - as if by magic - established a British constitution beloved and copied throughout the world? Often viewed as a victory for the people over the monarchy and a cornerstone of democracy, the true significance of Magna Carta is misunderstood and misrepresented. In Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter, David Starkey paints a vivid portrait of the years 1215-1225, ten revolutionary years of huge significance that produced not one but four charters. Peopled by colourful historical figures - John, the boy-king Henry, Pope Innocent III, Archbishop Stephen Langton, William Marshal - Starkey tells a story of treachery and idealism, politics and peace-making that is surprising and enthralling. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)942.033History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Plantagenet 1154-1399 John 1199-1216Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.71)
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Starkey makes the valid point that there are multiple versions of the Magna Carta. He gives a lot of fine detail in the events leading up to the creation of the first version , but then almost seems to lose interest in his subject. Reduced background detail on the 2nd version.
The third version of the Charter issued in 1216 is dealt with very briefly.
William Marshal, regent to Henry III, decided that a further revised version should be issued - so thats all right then. No description of he challenges to get this revision accepted - just done.
The book is very short and comes to an abrupt end - more analysis of the long term impact, influence or durability of the Charter would have been informative.
The book also suffers from the perennial Kindle problem that pictures diagrams; notes just cannot be read on the screen - Amazon should really publish a health warning with books of this nature that some ( key ) parts of the text are likely to be illegible
Overall, this seems a lazy effort from one of our more distinguished historians (