Born Oxford, youngest son of Henry II, succeeding on the death of his brother Richard I. Reigned as King of England 6 April 1199 until his death. Succeeded by his son, Henry III.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
King John
Commemorated ati
King John mosaic
The translation is provided by our language consultant, David Hopkins. He po...
Magna Carta fountain
Interesting that no artist is named for this sculpture. As far as we can tel...
Magna Carta pier - north
In these meads on 15th June 1215 King John, at the instance of deputies from ...
Magna Carta pier - south
In these meads on 15th June 1215 King John, at the instance of deputies from ...
Sealing of the Magna Carta - Egham
Is there a verb "to sculpture"? The tableau panels, the "achievements of the...
Other Subjects
Nell Gwynne
Eleanor Gwyn, Gwynn, Gwynne, whatever. Born Hereford. Rumoured to have lived at Lauderdale House as the mistress of Charles II, where she dangled her first-born from a window to scare the King int...
Queen Elizabeth I
Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Born Greenwich Palace. Succeeded her half-sister Queen Mary I. Reigned: 1553 - 1603. Never married, no children, so followed by James I. Elizabeth I...
Offa, King of Mercia
He ruled over Kent, Sussex, Wessex and East Anglia. Famous for building the dyke named for him along the Welsh border. Settled a dispute with the Bishop of Worcester at the Council of Brentford in ...
King James I
Born Edinburgh Castle, son of Mary Queen of Scots. By the age of 13 months his father, Darnley had been murdered and his mother forced to abdicate, making him King James VI of Scotland. He had been...
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
Harald: Born Norway, son of King Olav V. King of Norway since 1991. Sonia: Born in Oslo as Sonja Haraldsen on 4 July 1937, a commoner. They married in 1968.