Nicholas Vincent

Talk

• King John: The Worst of Kings
• The Great Hall
• Sunday 7 October
• 17.00–18.00

King John is generally written off as a monster. His violence, lechery and greed were notorious, and attempts to reinstate his reputation have failed. Yet where did he acquire his obnoxious habits? New evidence suggests we should look to one particular part of John’s empire, and recognise that Magna Carta was just one small episode in a more significant reign.