Kamis, 08 Februari 2018

1215 and All That

In the bitter 13th Century struggle between King John and the upstart English barons, the Magna Carta was far from the last word. Vengeance has been called the true sport of kings, and few monarchs have taken it as seriously as England’s King John. While not nearly the warrior his older brother Richard the Lionheart …

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