02772nam 2200613 a 450 991045508640332120200520144314.00-511-05328-20-511-14930-10-511-00213-0(CKB)111004366727290(EBL)144631(OCoLC)70737157(SSID)ssj0000173318(PQKBManifestationID)11922816(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173318(PQKBWorkID)10164661(PQKB)11705580(MiAaPQ)EBC144631(Au-PeEL)EBL144631(CaPaEBR)ebr10015015(EXLCZ)9911100436672729019981110d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe household knights of King John[electronic resource] /S.D. ChurchCambridge ;New York Cambridge University Press19991 online resource (202 p.)Cambridge studies in medieval life and thoughtDescription based upon print version of record.0-521-55319-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-167) and index.Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Recruitment into the royal military household; 3 Monarchy in action: the functions of the king's household knights; 4 The rewards of royal service; 5 Loyalty, civil war, and the household knights; 6 John's household knights during the minority of Henry III; 7 Some case histories; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought, Fourth series This is the first full-length study of the elite group which surrounded King John, the household knights. As well as fighting for the king, they organised his armies, were involved in government, undertook diplomatic missions, controlled important castles, and proved themselves generally indispensable for the workings of English medieval government.Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought.Knights and knighthoodGreat BritainHistoryTo 1500Royal householdsGreat BritainHistoryTo 1500Great BritainHistoryJohn, 1199-1216Great BritainHistory, Military1066-1485Electronic books.Knights and knighthoodHistoryRoyal householdsHistory942.03/3/088355Church S. D931046MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455086403321The household knights of King John2094376UNINA