description: King John of England is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria and the papacy. Will England be destroyed by his fatal indecision? As alliances are made, broken and remade, the paranoid and erratic John reveals his weaknesses and reliance on those around him.
language: English
title: King John
titlecomplete: King John
characters: Philip Faulconbridge, later Sir Richard Plantagenet (the Bastard), Philippe II of France, William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Chatillon, Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk, Second Executioner, Louis VIII of France, James Gurney, Peter of Pomfret, English Messenger, Sheriff, French Herald, French Messenger, Citizen of Angiers, First Executioner, Viscount of Melun, Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex, English Herald, John of England, Lady Faulconbridge, Henry III of England, Cardinal Pandulph, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Limoges, Duke of Austria, Constance Penthièvre, Duchess of Brittany, Blanche of Castille, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, Robert Faulconbridge, Hubert de Burgh
genres: Drama, Theatre, Literature, Plays, Poetry, Classics, 16th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 7006
places: Angers, England
publisher: BBC Audiobooks