One of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays, King John reaches far back
in English history to the struggle for the throne that ensued after
the death of Richard Coeur de Lion. Supported by their conniving
mother Queen Eleanor, his younger brother John assumes the crown,
but immediately there is a rival claim from his nephew Arthur. When
John hears that the King of France supports Arthur's claim, John
declares war. His plans are thrown off course by the arrival of the
pope's ambassador come to excommunicate him. Lacking the heroism of
his deceased brother, and possessed of a shifty temperament, John
doesn't shy away from cold-blooded savagery. Filled with political
intrigue, backroom deals and shifting alliances, King John is a
rarely performed and often under- rated masterpiece.
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