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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,...

Verse account of Magna Carta in the Chronicle of M...

Manuscript Created date: 1200-99

One of the earliest accounts of the settlement reached at Runnymede is found in the Chronicle of Melrose Abbey. Melrose...