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     • King John goes to war against the French after claims that his nephew should be king instead. John has conflict with the church, orders his nephew's death, and turns the nobles against himself. In the end, John dies from poison, the French retreat, and his son becomes King.
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   What happens in John the king?

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   Did Shakespeare read the Troublesome Reign of King John?

   • This earlier play, The Troublesome Reign of King John, thought to date from around 1589, is what probably provided Shakespeare with his source material, although it’s likely he’d also read the relevant parts of the historical work, Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1587), on which this 1589 play was based.

   A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s King John

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   When was King John written?

   • King John is a history play by William Shakespeare, likely written in the mid-1590s and first published in 1623. It dramatizes the reign of King John of England, focusing on his conflicts with France and his own nobles, as well as the political machinations surrounding his nephew, Arthur.

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   Was King John a popular Shakespeare play?

   • King John: analysis King John has never been as popular as Shakespeare’s other history plays. The earliest known performance of the play wasn’t until 1737. Why has King John never engaged or excited audiences and readers as Shakespeare’s other history plays have tended to do?

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4. interestingliterature.com › 2020 › 01A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s King John

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   What makes King John a play worth reading? Is it its plot, its characters, the fact that it features a character named ‘Lord Bigot’ (truly), or simply the fact that it was written by Shakespeare? Before we turn to these questions (later in the week), here’s a brief summary of the plot of King John.

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   King John Summary. King John goes to war against the French after claims that his nephew should be king instead. John has conflict with the church, orders his nephew's death, and turns the nobles against himself. In the end, John dies from poison, the French retreat, and his son becomes King.