John I, King of England from 1199, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

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John I, King of England from 1199, (1932). John (1167-1216) succeded his brother, Richard I as King. The lower image depicts barons with the Magna Carta, the document they compelled the King to sign at Runnymede in 1215. From Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon, 1932.

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