de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception
One of King John's most detestable crimes has been surprisingly overlooked by historians.
Corfe Castle in Dorset, today a hulking ruin, was in its day one of the most splendid royal palaces in England, and a particular favourite of King John. The Plantagenet monarch spent more time there than any at other castle apart from…
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