2-645-483 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'King John', (1166-1216), c1787. aAso known as John Lackland, was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death in 1216. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of the Magna Carta, a document sometimes considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom. From A New, Universal and Impartial History of England by George Frederick Raymond. [J. Cooke, London, c1787]