#27: King John Surrenders to the Pope and Then Is Poisoned by a Bishop


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Apr 17 2024 58 mins   1

Host Dennis Leap finishes discussing Shakespeare's play The Life and Death of King John. King John returns from France to England but he is caught in a war with an invasion from Lewis the Dauphin. Salisbury, Pembroke and Bigot side with the French. During the battle, John grows sick, likely from dysentery, and is poisoned by a Catholic bishop.