King John of England: An Illustration of the Medieval Practice of Charity
King John of England has one of the most unsavory reputations of any medieval English king, but it is some vindication of the principle “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones” to find that he made charitable contributions amounting to substantial sums. More...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
[1960]
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Church history
Year: 1960, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 264-274 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages |
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| Summary: | King John of England has one of the most unsavory reputations of any medieval English king, but it is some vindication of the principle “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones” to find that he made charitable contributions amounting to substantial sums. Moreover, in spite of the harsh criticism that has sometimes been directed toward the medieval practice of charity, there is something stimulating about a system which caused even such a man as John to pay regular alms from his revenues throughout England. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3162211 |