Abbey of St John the Baptist, Falaise King Henry I's Latin charter of 1133 is summarised as follows in English: Confirmations of Henry I's grants were made by his descendants King Henry II (1154-1189) and by his son King John (1199-1216). Abbey of St John the Baptist, Falaise The Abbey of St John the Baptist (French: "Abbaye Saint-Jean de Falaise"), in the diocese of Séez, in Falaise, Normandy, was an Augustinian abbey for Premonstratensian Canons and hospital founded in 1127 by "Goinfrid", (French: "Gonfroy", Latin: "Gonfridus"). A pilgrim had died of hunger and exhaustion having taken shelter in a barn belonging to Goinfrid, son of Roger or
History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom God and the common counsel of the barons of the whole kingdom of England I have been crowned king of said kingdom"". This represented a step away from absolute rule; the king had recognised that the right to rule came not only from God but also from the common counsel of the barons. King John (24 December 1167 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 to 1216. He was the youngest brother of Richard I. His reign was fraught with conflicts; there was conflict between England and France, between England and the Pope and between the King