In the centuries of English monarchs, one is routinely considered the worst of them all: King John. Yeah he lost the Angevin Empire and was forced to sign the Magna Carta but he couldn’t really be that bad, could he?
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00:00 Intro
00:44 Henry and Eleanor
04:51 John’s Childhood
08:22 A Revolting Family
14:44 King Richard
20:44 King John
24:33 Challenge to the Throne
29:55 John Loses Control
36:39 Angevin Empire Strikes Back
39:57 Barons Revolt
43:20 The End of King John
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