King John was the ruler of England from May 27, 1199 to Oct. 19, 1216, succeeding his brother Richard "The Lionheart". ... King John and his family. John was born in 1166, ...

799 years ago yesterday he was forced to put his seal to the Magna Carta, or Great Charter, a legal document drawn up by a group of powerful barons, which curbed the king’s power, and became the ...

King John was king of England from 1199 to 1216. He is often remembered as a cruel and power-hungry king whose reign ended in the middle of a disastrous civil war with the barons of England.

A new film about King John ... John has been characterised by disaster and his reputation languishes among the lowest for all the kings and queens of England. ... He was born in Oxford in 1166, ...

The baggage train of King John of England encounters difficulties crossing a tidal estuary at the Wash, Norfolk, during the First Barons’ War, 1216. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

It is 800 years since one of England's most reviled monarchs, King John, died from dysentery. BBC News examines how this gut-wrenching condition has claimed the lives of several English kings, ...

King John was king of England from 1199 to 1216. He is often remembered as a cruel and power-hungry king whose reign ended in the middle of a disastrous civil war with the barons of England.