description: King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England. It is believed to have been written in the mid-1590s but was not published until it appeared in the First Folio in 1623.
language: English
title: King John
titlecomplete: King John (Contemporary Shakespeare Series)
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: University Press of America