"Magna Carta and Medieval Government" brings together Professor Holt's writings on the period, many of which are at present not easily accessible. Eight of the pieces are on ...

An expanded edition of a classic study of the Magna Carta interprets the events of 1215 and the Charter itself in the context of the law, politics and administration of England ...

A scholarly feast... a milestone in the history and historiography of medieval England. Its essays are without exception authoritative and well-written and it indicates not ...

Some vols. include Report of the Society.

King John long ago acquired the epithet 'Bad,' and he is reputed to be the worst of England's kings. Before his death in 1216, his desperate exploitation of his subjects for ...