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The household knights of King John

Title
  1. The household knights of King John / S.D. Church.
Published by
  1. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Author
  1. Church, S. D.

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Description
  1. xix, 177 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "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. English government, in both peace and war, was conducted through the royal household, amongst whom the most important men were the king's knights: socially elite, militarily preeminent, and indispensable for the workings of English medieval government. It is with these men during the reign of King John that this work is concerned."--Jacket.
Series statement
  1. Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 44
Uniform title
  1. Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 44.
Subject
  1. Johann I. England, König 1167-1216
  2. Hof, ..
  3. Krebs, Anne Maria
  4. Johann (England, König, I.)
  5. To 1500
  6. Knights and knighthood > Great Britain > History > To 1500
  7. Royal households > Great Britain > History > To 1500
  8. Knights and knighthood
  9. Royal households
  10. Haushalt
  11. Hof
  12. Ritter
  13. Hofhouding
  14. Ridders
  15. Royal households > Great Britain > History
  16. Knights and knighthood > Great Britain > History
  17. Maisons des rois, souverains, etc. > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1500
  18. Chevaliers et chevalerie > Grande-Bretagne
  19. Great Britain > History > John, 1199-1216
  20. Great Britain > History, Military > 1066-1485
  21. Great Britain
  22. Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1199-1216 (Jean)
  23. Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 1066-1485
Genre/Form
  1. History.
  2. Military history.
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-167) and index.