Legitimate son of Lady Faulconbridge and Sir Robert Faulconbridge. Loyal to King John when other Englishmen rebel against John. (Historically, the mother of Philip Faulconbridge has notīeen established.) When speakers of the dialogue are identified, he isĪ valiant warrior and serves England with great distinction. Illegitimate son of King Richard I, the Lion-Hearted, and Ladyįaulconbridge. She bore him five children, one of whom was King Married the Duke of Normandy, who two years later acceded to the throne At the time, she was married to King Louis In real life, she was among those who led armies in the Second Crusade Her depiction in the play as combative and forceful is no exaggeration. Historians generally refer to her as Eleanor of Aquitaine, but she has also been called Eleanor of Guyenne, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, and Aliéonor d'Aquitaine. Queen Elinor: Domineering mother of King John and widow of King Henry II. Reigned as king from 1199 to 1216, when he he died at Newark CastleĪbout three months before his fiftieth birthday.
John was born in 1167 at Beaumont Palace in Oxford and
Son of King Henry II (1133-1189) and brother of the late King Richard Includes descriptions and comments that did not appear in the Lines, including those with stage directions such as "Enter" and "Exit."Īnnotations (notes and definitions) appear in boldfaced type Introduction The following version of King John isīased on the text in the authoritative 1914 Oxford Edition of
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