Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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"A very bad man, more cruel than all others. He lusted after beautiful women, And because of this he shamed the high men of the Land".

In the seventh episode of the series, we will explore the story of King John gaining the Angevin empire and his greatest victory.

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Reference 1 The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 452

Reference 2 King John, Stephen Church, page 63. King John, Marc Morris, page 103.
The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 451

Reference 3 The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 451.

Reference 4 Jim Bradbury, King Philip, page 128.

Reference 5 King John, Stephen Church, page 65

Reference 6 The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 456

Reference 7 Jim Bradbury, King Philip, page 133

Reference 8 The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 457

Reference 9 1215 The year of Magna Carta, Danny Danziger and John Gillingham, page 154.
King John, Marc Morris, page 109

Reference 10 England in the thirteenth century, Harding, Cambridge, page 68
1215 The year of Magna Carta, Danny Danziger and John Gillingham, page 38

Reference 11 1215 The year of Magna Carta, Danny Danziger and John Gillingham, page 34/35/36
England in the thirteenth century, Harding, Cambridge, page 68/69

Reference 12 England in the thirteenth century, Harding, Cambridge, page 52/53
1215 The year of Magna Carta, Danny Danziger and John Gillingham, page 51

Reference 13 England in the thirteenth century, Harding, Cambridge, page 264

Reference 14 King John, Stephen Church, page 70

Reference 15 The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 462-463

Reference 16 King John, Marc Morris, page 112.

Reference 17 The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 463.

Reference 18 King John, Marc Morris, page 114.

Reference 19 Jim Bradbury, King Philip, page 133/134.
Nicholas Vincent, John, page 27/28.
1215 The year of Magna Carta, Danny Danziger and John Gillingham, page 156/157
King John, Marc Morris, page 115/116.
King John, Stephen Church, page 86/87
The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 472

Reference 20 King John, Stephen Church, 72/73/74/75

Reference 21The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 464/465

Reference 22 1215 The year of Magna Carta, Danny Danziger and John Gillingham, page 157
Nicholas Vincent, John, page 29/30
Jim Bradbury, King Philip, page 135/136
King John, Marc Morris, page 118/119


Reference 23 The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 466/467

Reference 24 Jim Bradbury, King Philip, page 141

Reference 25 The Annals of Roger de Hoveden, page 533

Reference 26 King John, Stephen Church, page 102

Reference 27
King John, Stephen Church, page 104
King John, Marc Morris, page 125
Jim Bradbury, King Philip, page 144
Nicholas Vincent, John, page 31
1215 The year of Magna Carta, Danny Danziger and John Gillingham, page 158

Reference 28 King John, Marc Morris, page 125

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John, Professor Nicholas Vincent.

England in the thirteenth century, Harding, Cambridge.

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King John, Marc Morris.

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archive.org/details/englandunderange02norguoft/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater

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