On this day in 1216 King John, candidate for worst king of England ever, died but not before managing to lose the crown jewels in The Wash and leaving the country in a civil war and part occupied by the French. Let's talk about John!
Books Mentioned:
The Plantagenets by Dan Jones
The Greatest Knight by Thomas Ashridge
King John by Marc Morrs
Events Mentioned:
The Tudors Online History Festival -
https://TheTudors2023.eventbrite.co.uk
King John, 807 years dead today