8. | John Lackland King of England was born on 24 Dec 1166 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England (son of Henry II Curtmantle King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine); died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire; was buried in Worcester Cathedral. Notes:
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Royal Genealogies -- Menu
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The site has a huge amount of information. Not as complete as "Royal andNoble Genealogical Data on the Web" but much quicker to move around in.
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"Britain's Royal Families. The Complete Genealogy". Alison Weir, 1996.Pimlico. Random House.
Below from http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/monarch.htm
Part of "GALLICA. Historical & Archaeological Interpretation", "World ofthe Celts".
House of Plantagenet. John was the youngest son of Henry II. He marriedIsabella of Gloucester and then divorced her and married Isabella ofAngouleme. John imposed crippling taxes and tightened the already severeforest laws, all to raise revenue for his war against the French. Thiswar cost him Normandy and led to high inflation resulting in widespreadpoverty. He antagonised the Church bringing on an interdict from thePope, and John himself was excommunicated. He captured and murdered hisnephew Arthur of Brittany. The whole population, high and low alike, werein a state of near rebellion. The barons drew up a document which theywere intent upon John signing. This document was not a formalconstitution but a practical statement that the King must respectinstitutional customs and law. On Monday 15th June 1215 King John signedand sealed the document on the island of Runnymeade in the Thames. Thiswas one of the most memorable events in English history, the document wasMagna Carta. Afterwards John reverted to his bad old ways and Louis, sonof the French King, was invited to replace him. Louis entered Londonunopposed in May 1216 and civil war began to flame. Fortunately forEngland, John died on Wednesday 19th October 1216 at Newark. DuringJohn's reign, in 1212, London Bridge caught fire and and over 3,000 werekilled by the flames or drowning.
Below from http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/monarch.htm
Part of "GALLICA. Historical & Archaeological Interpretation", "World ofthe Celts
1216: King John of England has an accident crossing the Wellstream whensome of his packhorses and some members of his entourage get sucked intoquicksand. Ralph, abbot of a Cistercian house in Essex, wrote that thecourtiers had been too impatient to wait until the tide receded. The Kinglost his "treasures, precious vessels and the other things which hecherished with special care", according to Roger Wendover. The Wellstreamflows into the Wash, a shallow bay of the North Sea. Later on a popularjoke claimed that "King John lost his crown in the Wash". This joke was areference to this disaster.
John married Isabella Taillefer (De Valance) of Angoul?me on 24 Aug 1200 in Bordeaux. Isabella (daughter of Aymer (Count of Angouleme) De Valance Taillefer and Alice De Courtenay) was born about 1188 in Angoul?me; died on 31 May 1246 in Fontevraud; was buried in Fontevrault Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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