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
John King (pirate) John King (pirate) John King (c. 1706/9 – April 26, 1717) was an 18th-century pirate. He joined the crew of Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy while still a juvenile, and is the youngest known pirate on record. On November 9, 1716, Bellamy and his crew, sailing the sloop "Mary Anne" (or "Marianne"), attacked and captured the Antiguan sloop "Bonetta", which was then en route from Antigua to Jamaica. John King, then aged between eight and eleven, was a passenger on the "Bonetta". According to Abijah Savage, the "Bonetta"'s commander, the pirates looted the ship for 15 days, during which time King