King John (play) production of the play (directed by Ben Humphrey) around the tomb of King John in Worcester Cathedral on the 800th anniversary of the King's death. King John was played by Phil Leach. The Bremer Shakespeare Company performed the play at the Globe Theater Neuss as part of the Shakespeare Festival im Globe Neuss on 28th June 2005. The play was translated into German and directed by Rainer Iwersen. 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
King Ling of Chu Yanshi would rather pass the throne to his own adult son, Wu. So they killed Yanshi, which also led to the death of Duke Ai, who was so upset when he heard what had happened. Zhao and Guo installed Liu as the new marquis of Chen, so Wu and Sheng, the youngest son of Duke Ai, went to King Ling for help. King Ling soon conquered Chen. Liu fled, whilst Zhao killed Guo and attributed the blame to Guo. Instead of installing Wu as the new marquis, King Ling made Chen a prefecture of Chu, destroyed its ancestral temple and