King John (play) King John (play) The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England. It is believed to have been written in the mid-1590s but was not published until it appeared in the First Folio in 1623. King John receives an ambassador from France who demands with a threat of war, that he renounce his throne in favour of his nephew, Arthur, whom the French King Philip believes to be the
John Charles King John Charles King John Charles King (10 July 1817 – 26 January 1870) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), commissioner Public Works October 1859 to November 1859. King was born in Dromara, County Down, Ireland, the son of Henry King (died 1840), farmer, and his wife Martha Jane, "née" Henry. King was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and he sailed for Australia in 1838. In Sydney he was impressed with reports of the Port Phillip District and returned to Ireland, married Elizabeth Johnston, of Annandale, Scotland, and again sailed for Australia with his parents and family. King