Person    | Male  Born 24/12/1166  Died 19/10/1216

King John

Categories: Royalty

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.

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King John

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King John mosaic

The translation is provided by our language consultant, David Hopkins. He po...

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Magna Carta fountain

Interesting that no artist is named for this sculpture. As far as we can tel...

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Magna Carta pier - north

In these meads on 15th June 1215 King John, at the instance of deputies from ...

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Magna Carta pier - south

In these meads on 15th June 1215 King John, at the instance of deputies from ...

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Sealing of the Magna Carta - Egham

Is there a verb "to sculpture"? The tableau panels, the "achievements of the...

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The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria was celebrated on Monday 20 June 1887. In George Gissing's 1894 novel 'In the Year of Jubilee' characters discuss whether to participate...

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10 memorials
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland) married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the man who would become George VI when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated. ...

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Helena, Duchess of Albany

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Person, Royalty, Austria, Germany

4 memorials
Isabella I of Castile

Isabella I of Castile

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Person, Royalty, Spain

1 memorial
Queen Caroline of Anspach

Queen Caroline of Anspach

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Person, Royalty, Germany

4 memorials