[1]John Keegan,The Face of Battle(London: Pimlico, 2004), p. 40; Keegan was referring specifically to General Sir William Napier’s account of the battle of Albuera in 1811, but he was also sharpening a general point. [2]Elaine Scarry,The Body in Pain: the making and unmaking of the...
Would Henry have made John his heir to Normandy, Anjou and England, like William the Conqueror made his second son Rufus heir to the throne of England, passing over his firstborn Robert. Personally, I think Richard would have been able to defeat John in battle – though Philippe of France ...