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
Philip King (priest) D.D. in 1645. He spent much of his time at Langley, Buckinghamshire, where one of his sisters was married to Sir Richard Hobart. After the Restoration in 1660, he was made treasurer of the diocese of Chichester, and became a prebendary in St Paul's Cathedral. He was made archdeacon of Lewes on 11 October 1660, and held he post until his death on 4 March 1667, at Langley. Philip King (priest) Philip King (1603–1667) was an English academic and churchman, Archdeacon of Lewes from 1660 until 1667. He was the fifth and youngest son of John King, the bishop of