King John Dies: The Magna Carta King's 9-Year-Old Son Takes the Throne
King John succumbed to dysentery at Newark-on-Trent, ending a disastrous reign defined by the loss of French territories and the forced signing of the Magna Carta. His nine-year-old son, Henry III, inherited a fractured kingdom, forcing the royal council to reissue the Great Charter to secure the loyalty of rebellious barons and stabilize the fragile monarchy.
October 19, 1216
810 years ago
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