Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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'King John and the Abbot of Canterbury' is a traditional English ballad dating back to at least the 16th century, cataloged as Child Ballad #45 and Roud Index 302.

Performed by Chris Foster.

The painting is of the English stage actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as King John in William Shakespeare's play, painted by Charles Buchel in 1900.