haʊˈɛvɚɹ ɪts tɹˈiːtmənt ʌvðə bˈɛɾɚɹɪstˈæblɪʃt fˈækts ʌv dʒˈɑːnz ɹˈeɪn, ɔːlðˈoʊ æmbˈɪɡjuːəs, wʌz mˈoːɹ sˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk tə dʒˈɑːn ðɐn mˈoʊst ɐkˈaʊnts ˈiː.dʒˈiː. ɪt kənsˈɪdɚz ðæt ðɛɹwˌɜː tˈuː sˈaɪdz tə ðɪ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ˌoʊvɚ mˈæɡnə kˈɑːɹɾə.
However its treatment of the better-established facts of John's reign, although ambiguous, was more sympathetic to John than most accounts e.g. it considers that there were two sides to the argument over Magna Carta.