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The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), the son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and the father of Henry III of England.
Jan 5, 1985 · The Life and Death of King John: Directed by David Giles. With Leonard Rossiter, William Whymper, Mary Morris, Robert Brown. King John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way.
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The Life and Death of King John. | | Entire play. ACT I. SCENE I. KING JOHN'S palace. Enter KING JOHN, QUEEN ELINOR, PEMBROKE, ESSEX, SALISBURY, and others, with CHATILLON. KING JOHN. Now, say, Chatillon, what would France with us? CHATILLON.
Jun 17, 2011 · The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England.
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) In 1899, the great Victorian theatre director Herbert Beerbohm Tree made a short silent film to promote his forthcoming stage production of William Shakespeare’s history play, The Life and Death of King John.
Oct 4, 2017 · Synopsis: The events in King John take place in the thirteenth century, well before Shakespeare’s other English history plays. After the death of John’s brother, Richard I, John rules England. John’s young nephew, Arthur, has a claim to the throne and is supported by the French.
The Life and Death of King John. King John, chronicle play in five acts by William Shakespeare, written perhaps in 1594–96 and published in the First Folio of 1623 from an authorial manuscript that may have been copied and supplied with some theatrical touches.
