{"product_id":"power-and-pleasure-hugh-m-thomas-9780198802518","title":"Power and Pleasure: Court Life Under King John, 1199-1216","description":"Although King John is remembered for his political and military failures, he also resided over a magnificent court. \u003cem\u003ePower and Pleasure\u003c\/em\u003e reconstructs life at the court of King John and explores how his court produced both pleasure and soft power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch work exists on courts of the late medieval and early modern periods, but the jump in record keeping under John allows a detailed reconstruction of court life for an earlier period. \u003cem\u003ePower and Pleasure: Court Life under King John, 1199-1216\u003c\/em\u003e examines the many facets of John's court, exploring hunting, feasting, castles, landscapes, material luxury, chivalry, sexual coercion, and religious activities. It explains how John mishandled his use of soft power, just as he failed to exploit his financial and military advantages, and why he received so little political benefit from his magnificent court. John's court is viewed in comparison to other courts of the time, and in previous and subsequent centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh M. Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019880251X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198802518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Hugh M. Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982792229119,"sku":"9780198802518","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd41ca06-c63e-4372-b1d0-c333e33440bc.jpg?v=1683263050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-pleasure-hugh-m-thomas-9780198802518","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}