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 élite, militarily preeminent, and indispensable for the workings of English medieval government.
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"...[Church] has presented a book that is exceptionally well organized; thus, his line of arguement is easily followed." Boyd Breslow, History
"Church...is the first to offer an in-depth examination of this group of men." Heather Tanner, The Medieval Review
"Church...helps to answer...important questions in this tightly focused and efficiently presented study of the household knights of King John." Choice
"...illuminating and useful study..." Comitatus
"Church's skillful research in and explication of the sources results in an important monograph that illuminates the workings of King John's government as the careers of this special set of knights...assessment of the circumstances at work in the recruitment, responsibilities, rewards, and loyalties of King John's household knights adds another level of actuality to our understanding" Speculum-a Jrnl Of Medieval Studies Oct 2001
"Church...is the first to offer an in-depth examination of this group of men." Heather Tanner, The Medieval Review
"Church...helps to answer...important questions in this tightly focused and efficiently presented study of the household knights of King John." Choice
"...illuminating and useful study..." Comitatus
"Church's skillful research in and explication of the sources results in an important monograph that illuminates the workings of King John's government as the careers of this special set of knights...assessment of the circumstances at work in the recruitment, responsibilities, rewards, and loyalties of King John's household knights adds another level of actuality to our understanding" Speculum-a Jrnl Of Medieval Studies Oct 2001
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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 élite, militarily preeminent, and indispensable for the workings of English medieval government.
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This review is from: The Household Knights of King John (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) (Hardcover)
Though extremely well-researched and scholarly, this book is a wonderful read for serious students and amateurs alike. It's packed with examples and details about King John and the knights of his household. I can hardly wait for his next book.
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In 1901, J. E. Morris first drew attention to the importance of the royal military household in the armies of Edward I. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
knightly establishment, comital acta, former household knights, royal household knights, other household knights, royal familiares, comital household, irish pipe roll, familia regis, money fiefs, stipendiary knights, curia regis rolls, escheated lands, pipe rolls, military household, campaigning activity, domini regis, royal service, royal steward, fighting knight, royal manor, former knights, foreign knights, close rolls, given custody Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Book of Fees, Patent Rolls, Geoffrey Luttrell, Brian de Lisle, Red Book, Robert of Burgate, Robert of Ropsley, William de Cantilupe, Allen Brown, Godfrey of Crowcombe, Hubert de Burgh, Robert Peverel, William Marshal, Falkes de Bréauté, Thomas Sturmy, Walter de Verdun, William des Préaux, Ralph de Trubleville, William Brewer, Everard de la Beuvrière, John of Bassingbourne, Robert Barat, William de Lande, Geoffrey de Serland, Hugh Malebisse New!
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In 1901, J. E. Morris first drew attention to the importance of the royal military household in the armies of Edward I. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
knightly establishment, comital acta, former household knights, royal household knights, other household knights, royal familiares, comital household, irish pipe roll, familia regis, money fiefs, stipendiary knights, curia regis rolls, escheated lands, pipe rolls, military household, campaigning activity, domini regis, royal service, royal steward, fighting knight, royal manor, former knights, foreign knights, close rolls, given custody Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Book of Fees, Patent Rolls, Geoffrey Luttrell, Brian de Lisle, Red Book, Robert of Burgate, Robert of Ropsley, William de Cantilupe, Allen Brown, Godfrey of Crowcombe, Hubert de Burgh, Robert Peverel, William Marshal, Falkes de Bréauté, Thomas Sturmy, Walter de Verdun, William des Préaux, Ralph de Trubleville, William Brewer, Everard de la Beuvrière, John of Bassingbourne, Robert Barat, William de Lande, Geoffrey de Serland, Hugh Malebisse New!
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- King John by James Clarke Holt on 11 pages
- Medieval England: From Hastings to Bosworth by Edmund King on 8 pages
- King John: New Interpretations by S.D. Church in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- War and Government in the Middle Ages by John Gillingham on page 13, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- King John (The Medieval World) by Ralph V. Turner on page 15, and Back Matter
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- The Origins of the English Gentry (Past and Present Publications) by Peter Coss on page 56, page 89, and Back Matter
- The Theory and Practice of Revolt in Medieval England by Claire Valente on page 7, and Back Matter
- Reign of Alexander II, 1214-49 (The Northern World) by Richard D. Oram in Back Matter
- Philosophy and Politics in the Thought of John Wyclif (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) by Stephen E. Lahey in Back Matter
- History and Geography in Late Antiquity (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) by A. H. Merrills in Back Matter
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