Celebrities of the Middle Ages...
The Juicy Details BY: Briana Perry
Joan of Arc...
William the Bastard >.<
KIng John
King of England (1199-1216),son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Nickname:John Lackland; he had lost a lot of land. John was his father's favorite.After his brother died he became king but, his brother didn't leave him enough money to rule the country. This effected him because when their was war he didn't have enough money to pay for supplies so his men almost always lost.The was a huge force against the king, and John set his seal on the Magna Carta at Runnymede in June, 1215. This is the most famous document of English constitutional history. John, was cruel and treacherous but he was an good king. Things became much worse, when the Pope Innocent occurred.The argued over who should be archbishop of Canterbury. The King disagreed with the pope. Then the Pope punished the kingdom, by forbidding all church services in all churches. John was not affected by this, but his people were; but when he found that the King of France wanted to come to attack him, he tried to make peace with the Pope. The Pope made himself to be lord of England, and made the king and people pay him money whenever he wanted it. He died a miserable man, with half his people fighting against him.