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King John is known for loosing the English Crowns lands in France, Got himself excommunicated by the Pope and was forced to place England under the power of the Pope, lost control of Wales to Llywelyn I, Prince of Gwynedd, and lost a lot royal powers to his rebelling Barons his life and Reign ended in the middle of the First Barons' War, needless to say King John's Reign was one of the worst Reigns in English History, so no one wants take the name John now
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Who succeeded Richard the lion hearted?
King John (1166 AD - 1216 AD), England's only king named John to date.
What is the only state named after a country?
Georgia is the only state named after a country, being named after King George II of England.
Did King John rule England in the early 1200's?
As he was King of England then yes he did.Second answerYes, he did. Not that a king of England necessarily has to. His brother and predecessor Richard I spent only a couple of months in England during the ten years for which he was king.
What 5 states where named after a women?
There are only three that I know of. Virginia and West Virginia are named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen", and Maryland is named after Queen Henrietta Maria of France. Georgia is named after King George II of Great Britain and the Carolinas are named after King Charles II of England.
What did King James II do to bring about the glorious revolution?
he only like the catholism and he hated the other religons
Who liked King John of England?
no one really! i thing he was awful. thats why he only ruled for ten years.
How many English kings were named Richard?
Nine, so far to 2011, including Henry the young King who was crowned King of England but was co-regent with his father Henry II. Henry the Young King pre-deceased his father so did not get a 'number' after his name. The current third in line is known as "Harry" a diminutive of Henry, so there is at least a chance there might be another King Henry in this century!
Matilda queen of England?
Matilda was the daughter of King Henry I. When King Henry I died, Matilda was his only surviving heir (his other children had died earlier on). Matilda was supposed to be the Queen of England but refused to be crowned because she thought it would lower her dignity as all the previous Queens had only been named Queen because they were married to a king. She said that she was to be called 'the lady of the english'. Matilda ruled England for a few months until her cousin Stephen Blois took the throne from her and was named King Stephen of England.
When was King James VI born?
There was never a King James the VII of England. The only two monarchs named James of England were James I England and VI of Scotland and James II of England and VII of Scotland.
The latest king of England 2009?
there is no king of England anymore. only the queen.
When was Matilda crowned the first queen of England?
Matilda was the daughter of King Henry I. When King Henry I died, Matilda was his only surviving heir (his other children had died earlier on). Matilda was supposed to be the Queen of England but refused to be crowned because she thought it would lower her dignity as all the previous Queens had only been named Queen because they were married to a king. She said that she was to be called 'the lady of the english'. Matilda ruled England for a few months until her cousin Stephen Blois took the throne from her and was named King Stephen of England.Therefor the answer to this question is that Matilda was never crowned the first queen of England.
How many King Stephens have ruled England?
The only English King named Stephen was Stephen of Blois.He reigned from 22nd December 1135 to 25 October 1154.He was born in Blois, Central France in 1096, he died on the 25th October 1154.
