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King John

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Noun1.King JohnKing John - youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
John Lackland, John
Plantagenet, Plantagenet line - the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485


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King John has slept at Duncroft Hall, and all the day before the little town of Staines has echoed to the clang of armed men, and the clatter of great horses over its rough stones, and the shouts of captains, and the grim oaths and surly jests of bearded bowmen, billmen, pikemen, and strange-speaking foreign spearmen.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
Why, in the end, King John's kingdom was blacklisted and boycotted by the traders till the revenues diminished to zero, the people went bankrupt, and King John couldn't borrow a shilling from his most powerful chief.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
The dead King John, though hated by all others, he had loved, but with the dead King's bones De Vac's loyalty to the house he served had been buried in the Cathedral of Worcester.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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