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{{stub}}December 24, 1166 – 18/19 October 1216, Richard Plantagenet's younger brother, he was concieted and a tyrant. King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and Count of Anjou from April 6, 1199 until his death.
{{stub}}King John, December 24, 1166 – 18/19 October 1216, Richard Plantagenet's (King Richard, also known as "Richard the Lionheart") younger brother, he was largely regarded as conceited and as a tyrant, and is the King that features in the legends of Robin Hood.
He was King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and Count of Anjou from April 6, 1199 until his death.
Whilst almost certainly not as bad as his legend now depicts, he was forced to sign the Magna Carta documents (1215) by the nobility disgruntled with his leadership and England's heavy losses in France. This was a series of laws which granted greater freedoms to the nobility and limited the powers fo the King.
Part of the reason for the Magna Carta was due to how England chose the Archbishop of Cantebury, the most senior Archbishop of the Church of England. The King's choice was rejected by Rome and King John was excommunicated and eventually has to concede to the Pope's demands.
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