1217 by Dr Catherine Hanley HARDBACK 9781472860873

1217\nby Dr Catherine Hanley\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 18\u201319 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Dr Catherine Hanley\nTitle: 1217\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\nISBN-13: 9781472860873\nISBN-10: 147286087X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nA Sunday Times Book of the Week \n\n''A thrilling episode from England's medieval history.'' Dan Jones, The Sunday Times\n\nAn engrossing history of the pivotal year 1217 when invading French forces were defeated and the future of England secured.\n\nIn 1215 King John had agreed to the terms of Magna Carta, but he then reneged on his word, plunging the kingdom into war. The rebellious barons offered the throne to the French prince Louis and set off the chain of events that almost chang.