King John约翰王

MadebyGroup2ContentNicknameSeizethethroneDeathMagnaCartaJohn(24December1166–18/19October1216),istheyoungestoffivesonsofKingHenryIIofEnglandandEleanorofAquitaine.Atfirst,hewasnotexpectedtoinheritsignificantlands,alsoknownasJohnLackland.HewasKingofEnglandfrom6April1199untilhisdeathin1216.EnglandKingisHenryⅡHenrytheYoungKingRichardtheLionheartGeoffreyofthedukeofBretagneItisturntoJohnNone……And~~~AtfirsthewillgetmarrywithAlexiawithsomemanorlandbutsoon,shedied…….soMyland…So,hisnicknamewasJohnLackland!BackIn1191,RichardleftEnglandtoembarkontheThirdCrusade.HeleftJohninchargeofthecountry.John'sreputationasaleaderhadbeenseverelydentedasfarbackas1185whenHenryIIsenthimtoIrelandtorule.Johnprovedtobeadisasterandwithinsixmonthshewassenthome.In1192,RichardwasimprisonedbyDukeLeopoldofAustriaashereturnedfromtheCrusades.Johntriedtoseizethecrownfromhisbrotherbutfailed.In1194,whenRichardfinallyreturnedtoEngland,Johnwasforgivenbyhisbrother.In1199,RichardwaskilledinFranceandJohnbecamethekingofEngland.Hisreignstartedinanunfortunateway.In1202,John'snephew,ArthurofBrittany,wasmurdered.ManyinBrittanybelievedthatJohnwasresponsibleforhismurderandtheyrebelledagainstJohn.Man—whenheisKingJohn,withanephewtorenderuntroublesome,heusesared-hotiron.(para9.line4)Ofalltheanimals,manistheonlyonethatiscruel.Heistheonlyonethatinflictspainforthepleasureofdoingit.BackMagnaCarta(LatinforGreatCharter),wassealedunderoathbyKingJohnatRunnymede,onthebankoftheRiverThamesnearWindsor,England,on15June1215.BackBy1216,Johnwasill.Duringthewar,hesufferedfromdysentery.HealsolostallofhistreasurewhenhetriedtotakeashortcutacrossastretchofwaterintheWash,Lincolnshire.Asthetiderosefasterthanheexpected,hisbaggagetrainwasengulfed.Justafewdayslater,JohndiedandwassucceededbyHenryIII.Movie:RobinHood