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Portrait of King John from Matthew Paris's Histori...

Manuscript, Illustration Created date: 1200-99

One of the most significant works by Matthew Paris (1200–59), author, illuminator and monk of St Albans Abbey, is the Hi...

The poisoning of King John and coronation of King...

Manuscript, Illustration Created date: 1200-99

King John was taken ill in October 1216, having suffered an attack of dysentery, and he died at Newark, Nottinghamshire,...