Who was proclaimed King of England in 1215?

peasypod

I think John Lackland was technically King but something to do with the Magna Carta signing made the barons [Apr 04 04 10:30 PM] peasypod writes: ....oops....give the throne to Phillip II son, Louis. Or something to that effect. Apr 04 04, 10:29 PM

inchoate

On 2 June 1216 the French Dauphin was proclaimed King of England. http://www.infokey.com/hon/magna.htm Apr 04 04, 11:09 PM

gmackematix

A full yay to Peasypod and Inchoate and my apologies for getting the year slightly wrong. You don't hear much about King Louis of England, though. Apr 05 04, 12:49 AM

Siskin

According to Terry Jones' hilarious TV programme 'Medieval Lives' poor Louis was 'erased' from the history books because a French King would not be accepted as more often than not we were at war with them. Apr 06 04, 6:16 AM

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