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'''John I''' ([[1199]]-[[1216]]) was a [[Plantagenet]] monarch of [[England]], who attained the English throne following the death of his Brother, King [[Richard I]] in 1199. His rule has been characterised as one of mediocrity, but historians have recently begun to claim that John was a better King than the scribes have accounted for. | '''John I''' ([[1199]]-[[1216]]) was a [[Plantagenet]] monarch of [[England]], who attained the English throne following the death of his Brother, King [[Richard I]] in 1199. His rule has been characterised as one of mediocrity, but historians have recently begun to claim that John was a better King than the scribes have accounted for. He was succeeded by his young son Henry, who became [[Henry III]] on his coronation. | ||
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John I (1199-1216) was a Plantagenet monarch of England, who attained the English throne following the death of his Brother, King Richard I in 1199. His rule has been characterised as one of mediocrity, but historians have recently begun to claim that John was a better King than the scribes have accounted for. He was succeeded by his young son Henry, who became Henry III on his coronation.