King John of England, succeeded Richard I the Lionheart, Granted the Magna Carta in 1215. With crown, sceptre and orb, wearing a cloak with ermine collar. Johannes DG Rex Ang. Dux Norman. From William Faithorne's set of kings, sold by Robert Peake. Copperplate engraving from Samuel Woodburn’s Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martin’s Lane, London, 1816.

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