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king john was born on December 24, 1167 at Beaumont palace
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King john accedes to the throne on the death of his brother in 1199
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England loses most of its possessions in France
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Pope Innocent III issues an Interdict against England, banning all church services except baptisms and funerals
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Cambridge University founded
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Beginning of the Barons' war. The English Barons march to London to demand rights which they lay down in the Magna Carta.
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John dies of a fever at Newark and is buried Worcester Cathedral