John, King of England Winter", set in 1183, commonly present him as an "effete weakling", in this instance contrasted with the more masculine Henry II, or as a tyrant, as in A. A. Milne's poem for children, "King John's Christmas". John, King of England John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland, was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. John lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of
Henry King (poet) of her husband. His second son, Henry, died 21 February 1669; his eldest son, John, died 10 March 1671. King wrote many elegies on royal persons and on his private friends, who included John Donne and Ben Jonson. A selection from his "Poems and Psalms" was published in 1843. Henry King (poet) Henry King (1592 – 30 September 1669) was an English poet who served as Bishop of Chichester. The elder son of John King, Bishop of London, and his wife Joan Freeman, he was baptised at Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, 16 January 1592. He was educated at Lord Williams's School, Westminster