The Life & Death of King John

The BBC Television Shakespeare Season 1 Episode 33

Overview:
King Richard I, the revered 'Lionheart', is dead. His brother John has become King of England, but the French argue that the throne should belong to the boy Arthur, son of John's deceased older brother Geoffrey. Matching the dispute over the throne is a dispute over inheritance in the noble Falconbridge family. French and English forces fight for the town of Angiers in France; a citizen proposes that the opponents should be united by a marriage between Lewis the Dauphin, heir to France, and John's niece, Lady Blanche. John is excommunicated for failing to agree to the Pope's choice for the post of Archbishop of Canterbury. The papal legate Cardinal Pandulph stirs the French to resume war against the English.

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Actors : -

Release Date : 1984-11-24

Duration : 157 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

Romeo & Juliet
1. Romeo & Juliet
King Richard the Second
2. King Richard the Second
As You Like It
3. As You Like It
Julius Caesar
4. Julius Caesar
Measure for Measure
5. Measure for Measure
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
6. The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
7. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
8. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
The Life of Henry the Fifth
9. The Life of Henry the Fifth
Twelfth Night
10. Twelfth Night
The Tempest
11. The Tempest
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
12. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
The Taming of the Shrew
13. The Taming of the Shrew
The Merchant of Venice
14. The Merchant of Venice
All's Well That Ends Well
15. All's Well That Ends Well
The Winter's Tale
16. The Winter's Tale
Timon of Athens
17. Timon of Athens
Antony and Cleopatra
18. Antony and Cleopatra
Othello
19. Othello
Troilus and Cressida
20. Troilus and Cressida
A Midsummer Night's Dream
21. A Midsummer Night's Dream
King Lear
22. King Lear
The Merry Wives of Windsor
23. The Merry Wives of Windsor
The First Part of Henry the Sixth
24. The First Part of Henry the Sixth
The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
25. The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
26. The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
The Tragedy of Richard III
27. The Tragedy of Richard III
Cymbeline
28. Cymbeline
Macbeth
29. Macbeth
The Comedy of Errors
30. The Comedy of Errors
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
31. The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
32. The Tragedy of Coriolanus
The Life & Death of King John
33. The Life & Death of King John
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
34. Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Much Ado About Nothing
35. Much Ado About Nothing
Love's Labour's Lost
36. Love's Labour's Lost
Titus Andronicus
37. Titus Andronicus

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