John of England


 * Forced to sign Magna Carta at Runnymede
 * Refused to appoint Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury
 * Pope Innocent III excommunicated him
 * Died in Frist Baron's War
 * Caused by his losing Poitou
 * Second wife - Isabella of Angouleme
 * First wife - Isabella of Grouchester
 * Divorced because the marriage was deemed incestual
 * Visited Ireland with Theobald Walter who was named Butler of Ireland
 * Fourth in line to succeed
 * Tried to overthrow William Longchamp
 * Nicknamed "Lackland" and "Softsword"
 * Attempted to have Richard I retained in prison by Henry IV following the Third Crusade
 * Last stand at Bouvines
 * Also lost at Siege of Rouen
 * Only one of his brothers that did not ally with Louis VII in a revolt against Henry II
 * Youngest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
 * Signed Treaty of Le Goulet to gain support for his succession to the throne
 * Became heir to his brother's French posessions
 * Like Normandy
 * Lost many territories to Phillip II Augustus
 * Suspected of murdering his nephew Arthur
 * Supported Otto IV as HRE isntead of Frederick II
 * Succeeded by Henry III