| Timeline of Key Dates | King John Timeline
Key events |
| r1199-1216 | Reigned as King of England: 1199 – 1216 |
| 1167 | King John was born on December 24, 1167 at Beaumont Palace, Oxford England. He was the son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He had three brothers - Henry the Young King (1155–1183), Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany (1158–1186) and Richard the Lionheart. His three sisters were Matilda, Duchess of Saxony (1156–1189), Leonora of England (1161–1214) and Joan Plantagenet (1165–1199) |
| 1183 | June: Henry the Young King died of dysentery and Richard became heir to the throne of England |
| 1186 | July: Geoffrey, son of Henry II dies in a tournament |
| 1187 | The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin, the sultan of Egypt |
| 1189 | John was married to Avisa, daughter and heiress of William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester in 1189 but the marriage was annulled |
| 1189 | King Henry II dies on 6 July 1189 at the Chateau Chinon and Richard is crowned King |
| 1189 | King Richard gives John the titles of Count of Mortain and Lord of Ireland and orders John to stay away from England for the next three years. |
| 1189 | Richard names Arthur of Brittany ( the eldest son of his brother Geoffrey) as heir to the English throne |
| 1190 | 4th of July: Richard embarks on the Third Crusade |
| 1192 | King Richard on his return from the Holy Land was shipwrecked off the coast of the Adriatic, imprisoned by the duke of Austria and held to ransom |
| 1190 - 1194 | John attempts to overthrow William Longchamp, the Bishop of Ely and take the throne of England. During this period the legend of Robin Hood is started |
| 1194 | February 4, 1194 The ransom was paid and Richard was finally released |
| 1199 | April 6: King Richard the Lionheart dies and John succeeded him to the throne of England |
| 1199 | May 27, 1199: The coronation of King John |
| 1200 | King John married Isabelle of Angouleme on August 24, 1200. They have five children: Henry ( who became King Henry III ), Richard, Earl of Cornwall, Joan of England, Isabella of England and Eleanor of England |
| 1202 | The Fourth Crusade |
| 1202 | April 28: John was declared a rebel and forfeits the lands of Aquitaine, Poitou and Anjou to King Philippe of France |
| 1203 | April 3: John was involved in the murder of Arthur |
| 1205 | John became involved in a dispute with Pope Innocent III |
| 1209 | John was excommunicated due to his opposition to Stephen Langton who was chosen as Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Innocent III. The excommunication was lifted when John agreed to the wishes of the Pope |
| 1211 | John quashes a Welsh rebellion |
| 1214 | July 27, 1214 Defeat at the Battle of Bouvines: King John was forced to accept an unfavourable peace with France |
| 1212 | King John imposes taxes on the Barons in his attempts to regain the lost lands of Aquitaine, Poitou and Anjou |
| 1215 | June 15, 1215 Magna Carta: The English barons forced John to sign the Great Charter (Latin name: Magna Carta) |
| 1215 - 1217 | First Barons War: The rebel barons support the son of the king of France, Prince Louis |
| 1216 | May 21, 1216: Louis invades England and marches to London where he receives support and is was proclaimed and accepted as King of England (although not actually crowned)
John escapes to Winchester |
| 1216 | June 14 Louis captures Winchester and then conquers over half the kingdom |
| 1216 | Siege of Dover Castle on July 25: Louis fails to capture the castle |
| 1216 | October 19, 1216 King John dies at Newark and is was buried in Worcester Cathedral |
| 1216 | October 28, 1216: The barons turn against Louis and give their support to the nine year old son of John who then became King Henry III of England |
| Timeline of Key Dates | King John Timeline
Key events |
