I want to know the answer to the following question:
Which historians wrote early in John's life?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Much of John's later, negative reputation was established by two chroniclers writing after the king's death, Roger of Wendover and Matthew Paris, the latter claiming that John attempted conversion to Islam in exchange for military aid from the Almohad ruler Muhammad al-Nasir - a story which is considered to be untrue by modern historians.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no