Collection items

Double-edged sword

Object

This sword is typical of those that would have been wielded by European knights in the 13th century. Weighing 1.2 kg (2 ...

Portrait of King John hunting

Manuscript, Illustration

This famous image shows King John, hunting on horseback in the forest. The crowned king sits on a grey horse, while his...

Statute book containing Magna Carta issued by King...

Manuscript, Charter

During the 13th and 14th centuries, Magna Carta was frequently copied into chronicles and collections of charters and st...

The burial of King John, from a collection of Roma...

Manuscript, Illustration

King John’s body was taken to Worcester Cathedral for burial, in accordance with his wishes. This later medieval image s...

The French conquest of Normandy in Grandes Chroniq...

Manuscript, Illustration

When John succeeded to the throne of England in 1199, he also came into possession of his family’s ancestral territories...