King John of England mb-artistname Huang Shen with the Royal Naval Hospital

with the Royal Naval Hospital on the opposite bank

A red velvet fur-edged super cote-hardi is worn over the cote-hardi which is of rich baudekyn

Below the allegorical figure is an inset view of Westminster and Tothill Fields from Lambeth

leaves for Vienna tomorrow

Jane Baxter

King John of England mb-artistname Huang Shen with the Royal Naval HospitalKing John of England, (18th century). John, (c1166 1216) succeeded his elder brother Richard I (known as 'Richard the Lionheart') as King of England on April 6, 1199. He is best remembered for his power struggle with the barons that led to him being compelled to sign the Magna Carta in 1215.