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Life and Death of King John, The by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

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The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England. It is believed to have been written in the mid-1590s but was not published until it appeared in the First Folio in 1623.John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland or Softsword, was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death. His reign saw the loss of the duchy of Normandy to the French king Philip II in 1204, resulting in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and the subsequent growth in the power of the Capetian dynasty over the rest of the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign saw the signing of the Magna Carta, a document often considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.Contemporary chroniclers were mostly critical of John's performance as king, and his reign has since been subject to significant debate and periodic revision by historians from the 16th century onwards. Historian Jim Bradbury has summarised the contemporary historical opinion of John's positive qualities, observing that John is today usually considered a "hard-working administrator, an able man, an able general". Nonetheless, modern historians agree that he also had many faults as king, including what historian Ralph Turner describes as "distasteful, even dangerous personality traits", such as pettiness, spitefulness and cruelty. (summary from Wikipedia) Cast: Arthur, Duke of Bretagne, nephew to the king - DerekP Blanch, of Spain, niece to King John - Elizabeth Barr Cardinal Pandulph, the Pope's legate - Lars Rolander Chatillon, ambassador from France to King John - TriciaG Constance, mother to Arthur - Arielle Lipshaw English Herald - Tina Nuzzi Essex, earl of Essex - Algy Pug Faulconbridge, son of Sir Robert Faulconbridge - Martin Geeson First Citizen and First Executioner - Lars Rolander French Herald - Nadine Eckert-Boulet Hubert de Burgh - - Timothy Ferguson James Gurney, servant to Lady Faulconbridge - - Martin Geeson King John, king of England - John Fricker King Phillip, king of France - Ric F Lady Faulconbridge, wife to Sir Robert Faulconbridge - Julie Parmenter Lewis, the Dauphin- David Nicol Lord Bigot - G ZED Lymoges, duke of Austria - rigbyjm Melun, a Fench Lord - Nadine Eckert-Boulet Messenger - Tina Nuzzi Pembroke, earl of Pembroke - bish Peter of Pomfret, a prophet - Martin Geeson Philip the Bastard, illegitimate son of Sir Robert Faulconbridge - Elizabeth Klett Prince Henry, son to King John - Amy Gramour Queen Elinor, mother to King John- Sandra G Salisbury, earl of Salisbury - Algy Pug Narrator - David LawrenceAudio edited by Algy Pug
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The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England. It is believed to have been written in the mid-1590s but was not published until it appeared in the First Folio in 1623.John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland or Softsword, was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death. His reign saw the loss of the duchy of Normandy to the French king Philip II in 1204, resulting in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and the subsequent growth in the power of the Capetian dynasty over the rest of the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign saw the signing of the Magna Carta, a document often considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.Contemporary chroniclers were mostly critical of John's performance as king, and his reign has since been subject to significant debate and periodic revision by historians from the 16th century onwards. Historian Jim Bradbury has summarised the contemporary historical opinion of John's positive qualities, observing that John is today usually considered a "hard-working administrator, an able man, an able general". Nonetheless, modern historians agree that he also had many faults as king, including what historian Ralph Turner describes as "distasteful, even dangerous personality traits", such as pettiness, spitefulness and cruelty. (summary from Wikipedia) Cast: Arthur, Duke of Bretagne, nephew to the king - DerekP Blanch, of Spain, niece to King John - Elizabeth Barr Cardinal Pandulph, the Pope's legate - Lars Rolander Chatillon, ambassador from France to King John - TriciaG Constance, mother to Arthur - Arielle Lipshaw English Herald - Tina Nuzzi Essex, earl of Essex - Algy Pug Faulconbridge, son of Sir Robert Faulconbridge - Martin Geeson First Citizen and First Executioner - Lars Rolander French Herald - Nadine Eckert-Boulet Hubert de Burgh - - Timothy Ferguson James Gurney, servant to Lady Faulconbridge - - Martin Geeson King John, king of England - John Fricker King Phillip, king of France - Ric F Lady Faulconbridge, wife to Sir Robert Faulconbridge - Julie Parmenter Lewis, the Dauphin- David Nicol Lord Bigot - G ZED Lymoges, duke of Austria - rigbyjm Melun, a Fench Lord - Nadine Eckert-Boulet Messenger - Tina Nuzzi Pembroke, earl of Pembroke - bish Peter of Pomfret, a prophet - Martin Geeson Philip the Bastard, illegitimate son of Sir Robert Faulconbridge - Elizabeth Klett Prince Henry, son to King John - Amy Gramour Queen Elinor, mother to King John- Sandra G Salisbury, earl of Salisbury - Algy Pug Narrator - David LawrenceAudio edited by Algy Pug
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