How ‘Johnny Softsword’ may have lost the Crown Jewels - BBC REEL 

*UK Fact Time:* 1. Anglo Saxon King of Mercia, Offa Rex, minted coins (756 ad) with the following Arabic inscriptions 'la ilaha ill lall lah, Muhammad rasool Allah' meaning there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is His messenger. Coin is in the British Museum. 2. British army armoured vehicle named after Salah Ad Din, the great Muslim Sultan of Egypt, the liberator of Jerusalem. 2. Around 4 Million Muslim soldiers, travelled to Europe and fought for the British Empire, during the World War I. 500,000 in WW2. 3. King John of England (1199-1216) sent an embassy to the Almohad caliph al-Nāsir (1199-1213) in which John offered to convert to Islam and to hold the kingdom of England as a tributary of the Muslim caliph. 3. Top 10 new born baby names in England is Muhammad (No 1). 4. According to The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “Most of the classical literature that spurred the European Renaissance was obtained from translations of Arabic manuscripts in Muslim libraries.” (1984), Vol. 15, p. 646 5. Did you know, in the 12th century, furious with the archbishop of Canterbury, England's King Henry II threatened to forsake Christianity for Islam. 6. "Sir Winston Churchill’s family begged him not to convert to Islam, letter reveals. He might have been a staunch protector of the British Empire, but the British Prime Minister had a love of the Orient and Islam" Independent, Sunday 28 December 2014 11:30 7. England’s greatest architect, Sir Christopher Wren, wrote that what we call “the Gothic style should more rightly be called the Saracen (Muslim) style.” ][][.,.; [][] [. ; ' ] [ ][ ; ;. . [][][] . .;[]

Exactly. John was actually an able administrator. Richard ignored the kingdom, using it only as a source of revenue for his campaigning. I'm sure the barons loved this. John would have tried to rein then in which would have contributed to the rebellion.

Then you are wrong. Richard was undeniably a bad king, I’ll give you that, but to say he was the worst is ridiculous. Edward II, Henry VI, Mary I, Charles I and James II are all FAR worse monarchs then Richard. Richard never lost a war or lost any territory, even if he did bankrupt the country. Meanwhile, all of the monarchs I just mentioned bankrupt the country WHILE losing wars and territory. Also John is still worse than Richard. John kept the country bankrupt, and he lost the entire Angevin Empire, which at least Richard was able to maintain.

Totally agree, England was just his cash box.

I searched for ages to try to get to the bottom of the Magna Carta story and found that the Pope had outlawed the teaching/effects of Alfred the Great's Common Law in Churches - same rules for everyone - and only Canon Law was thence to be taught/applied... hence, the clause ''The church shall be free'' in Magna Carta doesn't mean ''muh free conscience'', but rather, that naughty priests would no longer face trial before the King's Court, but would be viewed far away in Rome, perhaps in secret... and we've seen how, rather recently, that came back to bite the Church's bottom. ruining trust in faith and law. Also, some called King John similar mean names mockers and scoffers might have used on Jesus, if you think about it - Lackland; Softsword - but he nevertheless stopped the 2nd invasion of England by France. Not too shabby. And, he was - temporarily - ex-communicated, for defending our sovereignty... great courage😇💖

UK Fact Time: 1. Anglo Saxon King of Mercia, Offa Rex, minted coins (756 ad) with the following Arabic inscriptions 'la ilaha ill lall lah, Muhammad rasool Allah' meaning there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is His messenger. Coin is in the British Museum. 2. British army armoured vehicle named after Salah Ad Din, the great Muslim Sultan of Egypt, the liberator of Jerusalem. 2. Around 4 Million Muslim soldiers, travelled to Europe and fought for the British Empire, during the World War I. 500,000 in WW2. 3. King John of England (1199-1216) sent an embassy to the Almohad caliph al-Nāsir (1199-1213) in which John offered to convert to Islam and to hold the kingdom of England as a tributary of the Muslim caliph. 3. Top 10 new born baby names in England is Muhammad (No 1). 4. According to The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “Most of the classical literature that spurred the European Renaissance was obtained from translations of Arabic manuscripts in Muslim libraries.” (1984), Vol. 15, p. 646 5. Did you know, in the 12th century, furious with the archbishop of Canterbury, England's King Henry II threatened to forsake Christianity for Islam. 6. "Sir Winston Churchill’s family begged him not to convert to Islam, letter reveals. He might have been a staunch protector of the British Empire, but the British Prime Minister had a love of the Orient and Islam" Independent, Sunday 28 December 2014 11:30 7. England’s greatest architect, Sir Christopher Wren, wrote that what we call “the Gothic style should more rightly be called the Saracen (Muslim) style.” . , . ; ' [] [ ] [ , . ;' [ ] [ .; ';[] .;[][ ;