King John

Standard Name: John, King

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Textual Production Georgiana Fullerton
When she was nine or ten years old, Geogiana Leveson-Gower (later GF ) began to write scraps of French verses.
Craven, Pauline. Life of Lady Georgiana Fullerton. Translator Coleridge, Henry James, R. Bentley and Son.
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Around this time she also attempted a tragedy, in imitation of William Shakespeare ...
Textual Production Jean Plaidy
In this extremely well-populated series, this first Plantagenet led a long procession. Its followers were two novels in 1977, The Revolt of the Eaglets, and The Heart of the Lion (about Richard Coeur de Lion
Textual Features Menella Bute Smedley
A chivalric romance in verse, the work tells the tale of Queen Isabel , her husband King John and the Plantangenet struggle. During the poem's narrative, Isabel makes the mistake of marrying John but manages...

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6 April 1199: Richard I died and King John succeeded to...

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6 April 1199

Richard I died and King John succeeded to the throne.

1 April 1204: Eleanor of Aquitaine, the politically powerful...

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1 April 1204

Eleanor of Aquitaine, the politically powerful mother of the English King John , died.

1 April 1204: Eleanor of Aquitaine, the politically powerful...

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1 April 1204

Eleanor of Aquitaine, the politically powerful mother of the English King John , died.

15 June 1215: King John signed the Magna Carta or Great...

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15 June 1215

King John signed the Magna Carta or Great Charter at Runnymede (near Egham, Surrey) at the behest of powerful barons.

19 October 1216: King John died and Henry III succeeded to...

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19 October 1216

King John died and Henry III succeeded to the throne.

1968: The Runnymede Trust (named after the place...

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1968

The Runnymede Trust (named after the place where on 15 June 1215King John signed the Magna Carta) was set up as a voluntary, independent think-tank aiming to promote a successful multi-ethnic Britain.

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