The Household Knights of King John (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521026574)

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.

Author: S. D. Church
ISBN-10: 0521026571
ISBN-13: 9780521026574
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2006
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d