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The mystery of King John's treasure / Shirley Charters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Charters, Shirley, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lost articles.
- History.
- Treasure troves.
- Great Britain--History--John, 1199-1216.
- Great Britain.
- England.
- John, King of England, 1167-1216.
- John.
- Treasure troves--England--History--13th century.
- Lost articles--England--History--13th century.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 154 pages : illustrations, maps, coats of arms ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley : Pen and Sword History, 2018.
- Summary:
- "Takes the reader to the very heart of the mystery surrounding the lost treasures of King John. Over eight hundred years have passed since these mysterious treasures were lost to history. Burning questions still remain as to their elusive whereabouts. This book seeks to answer the..." --Publisher description.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Sunday 9 October 1216; Late Afternoon at Lynn p. 1
- Chapter 2 What Might Be in the Treasure? p. 4
- Chapter 3 All Good Stories Begin Somewhere p. 9
- Chapter 4 Where it all Happened; the Interminable Fenlands p. 17
- Chapter 5 Late Sunday Night 10 October 1216 p. 23
- Chapter 6 John, the Runt Who Would be King p. 31
- Chapter 7 Conflict with the Church p. 41
- Chapter 8 Who Exactly Were the Mysterious Knights Templar? p. 46
- Chapter 9 Monday Morning at Lynn 10 October 1216 p. 54
- Chapter 10 Money, and Magna Carta p. 58
- Chapter 11 How the French Kept the Pot Boiling p. 69
- Chapter 12 The French in Conquering Mode p. 78
- Chapter 13 John's Progress Through Lincolnshire p. 86
- Chapter 14 Early Tuesday 11 October 1216 at Lynn p. 93
- Chapter 15 The Elusive Fenfolk p. 97
- Chapter 16 Later Tuesday 11 October at Lynn p. 101
- Chapter 17 Wednesday 12 October at Wisbech and onwards p. 109
- Chapter 18 Overnight Wednesday 12 October to Thursday 13 October at The Priory at Swineshead p. 115
- Chapter 19 Friday 14 October and Saturday 15 October Sleaford Castle p. 119
- Chapter 20 Sunday 16 October to Tuesday 18 October at Newark p. 123
- Chapter 21 Aftermath and Resolution p. 127
- Chapter 22 And the Treasure... p. 137
- Chapter 23 'History is Nothing but Gossip in the Hope it Might be True' Gore Vidal p. 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-154).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Electronic version: Charters, Shirley. Mystery of King John's treasure.
- ISBN:
- 152671549X
- 9781526715494
- OCLC:
- 1019657872
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