1215 and All That Quotes

“numerous castles and fiefs”
― Ed West, 1215 and All That: A very, very short history of Magna Carta and King John

“On one Easter service, when St Hugh of Lincoln was giving the homily, John sent the bishop three notes telling him to hurry up so he could go to lunch.”
― Ed West, 1215 and All That: A very, very short history of Magna Carta and King John

“He had a good memory and knowledge of history, and could converse with people of education, although his tastes weren’t that highbrow. His favourite court jester was one Roland the Farter, who was given a manor in Suffolk on condition that every Christmas he ‘gave a jump, a whistle and a fart before Henry and his courtiers’. The”
― Ed West, 1215 and All That: A very, very short history of Magna Carta and King John