King John
William Shakespeare
352 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0743484983
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Language: English
Publish: 1136102400000
16th CenturyBritish LiteratureClassicsDramaFictionHistorical FictionLiteraturePlaysPoetryTheatre
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.