Was King John a weak king? 'It is true he was not a forceful man and certainly no match for Edward I. But he was not a complete nonentity nor altogeth
{"Image DocumentName": "Was King John a weak king?", "Image ImageDescription": "It is true he was not a forceful man and certainly no match for Edward I. But he was not a complete nonentity nor altogether lacking in dignity. G.W.S Barrow. Historians have been aware for some time that Balliol\u2019s reputation as king resulted in part from the very difficult circumstances of his reign, but more particularly from the effect on that reputation of the propaganda of the man who usurped his throne, Robert Bruce, and subsequent pro-Bruce writers, such as John Barbour. F. Watson, Under the Hammer: Edward I and Scotland, 1286\u20131306.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}