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#13thCentury #realpolitik article!

including this splendid image of #KingJohn holding a model of #Beaulieu abbey.

Legend says that he founded it after a quarrel with the #Cistercian order & subsequent nightmare of being beaten by monks. Gratitude & prayers ensued!

🎨 by #MatthewParis from the #HistoriaAnglorum, #BritishLibrary MS Royal 14 C VII, f.9r.

#medieval #manuscript #history #Templars @medievodons @histodons