# John - King of England

URL: https://english-history.com/rulers/john
Reign: 1199 - 1216
Born-Died: 1166 - 1216
Dynasty: Plantagenets
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England

John lost most of the Plantagenet lands in France and faced a rebellion by English barons. The resulting crisis forced him to seal Magna Carta in 1215, one of the foundational documents in the later history of constitutional government.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Richard I](https://english-history.com/rulers/richard-i)
- Succeeded by: [Henry III](https://english-history.com/rulers/henry-iii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1199 - [King John succeeds Richard I](https://english-history.com/timeline/1199-king-john-succeeds-richard-i)
- 1204 - [John loses Normandy to Philip II](https://english-history.com/timeline/1204-john-loses-normandy-to-philip-ii)
- 1209 - [England is placed under papal interdict](https://english-history.com/timeline/1209-england-is-placed-under-papal-interdict)
- 1213 - [John submits to the papacy](https://english-history.com/timeline/1213-john-submits-to-the-papacy)
- 1214 - [Battle of Bouvines](https://english-history.com/timeline/1214-battle-of-bouvines)
- 1215 - [Magna Carta is sealed at Runnymede](https://english-history.com/timeline/1215-magna-carta-is-sealed-at-runnymede)
- 1215 - [First Barons' War begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1215-first-barons-war-begins)
- 1216 - [Louis of France invades England](https://english-history.com/timeline/1216-louis-of-france-invades-england)
- 1216 - [John dies and Henry III becomes king](https://english-history.com/timeline/1216-john-dies-and-henry-iii-becomes-king)