King John's concept of royal authority

SCHOLARS TODAY DISMISS KING JOHN'S ARBITRARY GOVERNING AS LACKING ANY IDEOLOGICAL BASIS; HOWEVER, JOHN'S CONCEPT OF HIS OFFICE WAS AUTHORITARIAN. DOCTRINE MERGED WITH THE INTRUSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY BUILT BY HIM, HIS FATHER AND HIS BROTHER TO TURN EARLY THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH GO...

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Veröffentlicht in:History of political thought 1996-07, Vol.17 (2), p.157-178
1. Verfasser: Turner, Ralph V.
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Zusammenfassung:SCHOLARS TODAY DISMISS KING JOHN'S ARBITRARY GOVERNING AS LACKING ANY IDEOLOGICAL BASIS; HOWEVER, JOHN'S CONCEPT OF HIS OFFICE WAS AUTHORITARIAN. DOCTRINE MERGED WITH THE INTRUSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY BUILT BY HIM, HIS FATHER AND HIS BROTHER TO TURN EARLY THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH GOVERNMENT INTO A SET OF TOOLS FOR ROYAL FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. IN ADDITION, IT SEEMS QUITE NORMAL, CONSIDERING JOHN'S LEGACY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT, THAT HE SHOULD HAVE PICKED AND CHOSEN AMONG THE VARIED VIEWS ON KINGSHIP CIRCULATING IN HIS DAY.
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