King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta
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King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta is part of the 2016 Contextual Lecture Series: Taking Liberties.
King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly, despicable and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Was he truly a monster, or a capable ruler cursed by ill luck?
Dr Marc Morris is an historian and a broadcaster who specialises in the Middle Ages. He presented the highly acclaimed television series Castle (2003) and wrote its accompanying book. Author: King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta, 2015
