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
Youngest son their father made, as in "Beauty and the Beast". In "The Little Mermaid", it is the youngest daughter of King Triton who falls in love with the prince after she saves him from drowning. In "Diamonds and Toads", the younger-&-least favoured daughter of a widow marries a king (after having passed a 'Test of Character' administered by a fairy in disguise). Sibling rivalry may also spring up in these stories, but usually over the youngest daughter's marriage. They may incite their sister to break the taboo her husband has laid on her, as in "Cupid and Psyche", or make it