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natalieyera's review against another edition
2.0
Ended up being a quick read, but mostly disappointing. I thought I was going to get more of a tale, but mostly it was a dry history reading.
annagrac's review against another edition
5.0
I often find history books that tackle periods before about 1500 to be disorientating with unfamiliar names of people, places, festivals and profoundly different ways of life. This account of Magna Carta thankfully suffers none of those issues, being readable and relatable. It explains how the Charter came to be and the war that was fought over it. Whilst acknowledging the uncertainty of events it presents the story in a quirky and compelling narrative and links that in a short conclusion the future that Magna Carta would influence.
linda_edwards's review against another edition
4.0
A good little book to accompany the TV programme. David Starkey is probably the best historian at the moment.
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