King John

<p>King John is a historical play by William Shakespeare focusing on the reign of King John of England (1199-1216). The play portrays John's struggles to maintain his crown against challenges from France and internal rebellions. Key events include the murder of Prince Arthur the negotiations with the Pope and the barons' revolt that leads to the Magna Carta. This edition offers readers a chance to delve into Shakespeare's interpretation of a tumultuous period in English history exploring themes of legitimacy power and the cost of ambition. Experience the intrigue and drama of Shakespeare's King John a classic exploration of medieval politics and royal conflict.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>