| Ruler | Country | Start of Reign | Age at 1200 |
| John | England | 1199 | 33 | | 1200 May 22 | Philippe and John sign a treaty  | | 1200 Aug | John and Isabella are crowned | | 1200 Aug 24 | John marries Isabella of Angouleme | | 1200 Nov 22 | William does homage to John | | 1201 May | John sails to Normandy | | 1201 Jun | Philippe entertains John in Paris | | 1202 Spring | Philippe sides with the Lusignans | | 1202 Apr 28 | John fails to attend a summons to Philippe's court | | 1202 Aug 1 | Battle of Mirebeau | | 1203 | Beaulieu Abbey founded | | 1203 Apr 3 | Arthur is murdered | | 1204 | Goodrich given to William Marshal | | 1204 Spring | Peace negotiations with France | | 1204 Apr 1 | Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine | | 1204 Jun | Normandy is taken by Philippe | | 1205 Feb | Philippe plans invasion | | 1205 Jun | John prepares invasion | | 1205 Summer | More castles fall to the French | | 1205 Jul 13 | Hubert Walter dies | | 1205 Dec | John forces election of De Gray | | 1206 Jun | John defends Aquitaine | | 1206 Oct 26 | Philippe and John reach a truce | | 1206 Dec | The Pope chooses Stephen Langton for Canterbury | | 1207 | Odiham Castle built | | 1207 | Earl of Leicester loses land | | 1207 Aug | The Pope threatens an Interdict | | 1208 Spring | Interdict served by the Pope | | 1209 | Langton lands at Dover | | 1209 Aug | John prepares to invade Scotland | | 1209 Nov | John excommunicated by the Pope |
| | William I | Scotland | 1165 | ? | | 1200 Nov 22 | William does homage to John |
| | Philippe II | France | 1180 | ? | | 1200 May 22 | Philippe and John sign a treaty | | 1201 Jun | Philippe entertains John in Paris | | 1202 Spring | Philippe sides with the Lusignans | | 1202 Apr 28 | John fails to attend a summons to Philippe's court | | 1202 Jul | Arthur knighted | | 1204 Spring | Peace negotiations with France | | 1204 Jun | Normandy is taken by Philippe | | 1205 Feb | Philippe plans invasion | | 1205 Summer | More castles fall to the French | | 1206 Jun | John defends Aquitaine | | 1206 Oct 26 | Philippe and John reach a truce |
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Excommunication of King John
| 1205 | Jul 13 | Hubert Walter dies | | | | Hubert Walter the Archbishop of Canterbury and King John's most important advisor died. | | Dec | John forces election of De Gray | | | | When Hubert Walter died in July a dispute began between King John and the monks of Canterbury over who should become the new Archbishop of Canterbury. King John wanted John de Grey, Bishop of Norwich, to have the position but the monks wanted their sub-prior, Reginald. The matter was delayed until December when a mission sent to Rome could consult the Pope. Reginald himself went as part of the mission and stated that he had been elected by the monks. When King John heard of this he demanded that De Gray should be elected and the monks dutifully did. | | 1206 | Dec | The Pope chooses Stephen Langton for Canterbury | | | | Although the monks of Canterbury wanted their own sub-prior for the post of Archbishop and King John wanted John de Gray, Pope Innocent III chose Stephen Langton. Langton was originally from Lincolnshire but after teaching in Paris had moved to Rome where he had become a Cardinal. The monks of Canterbury accepted the Pope's decision and voted Langton in as the new Archbishop. King John did not agree. | | 1207 | | Stephen Langton becomes Archbishop of Canterbury | | | | Stephen Langton was chosen as Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Innocent III. | | Aug | The Pope threatens an Interdict | | | | The Pope threatened King John with the sentence of Interdict unless he accepted Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury. An Interdict meant that church services would be banned in England except for baptisms and confessions. | | 1208 | Spring | Interdict served by the Pope | | | | With King John still refusing to accept Langton as Archbishop the Pope served the sentence of Interdict on England. In response King John confiscated church property. | | 1209 | | Langton lands at Dover | | | | Stephen Langton landed in England from France to see King John and take the position of Archbishop of Canterbury. John refused to meet with him although John did meet Stephen's brother Simon. | | Nov | John excommunicated by the Pope | | | | King John is excommunicated by Pope Innocent III. |
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| People who played important roles in this time period |
Arthur (of Brittany)
Arthur was the son of Geoffrey (Son of Henry II) and Constance of Brittany. When Ricahrd I went on Crusade he nominated Arthur as heir to the English throne eventhough Arthur was only four. Richard did this in an attempt to prevent John claiming the English throne if anything happened to Richard whi (more...)
Eleanor (of Aquitaine)
Eleanor of Aquitaine was the wife of the English King Henry II. Initially she had married the French king Louis VII. The marriage was arranged, as many noble marriages were in medieval times, to forge a relationship between France and Aquitaine. When Louis went on crusade in 1147 Eleanor went with h (more...)
Marshal, William (Earl of Pembroke)
Beginning penniless, William Marshal became an important figure, respected by Henry II, Richard I and king John. At the age of at least seventy he led forces against Louis VIII of France to assist a nine-year old Henry III retain his throne.At the age of five or six William was given to King Step (more...)
Walter, Hubert
Archbishop of Canterbury and Justiciar from 1193 after Baldwin. Hubert Walter was brought up in the Ranulf Glanvill household. He joined Richard on the Crusades and when Richard was captured in germany, Hubert was responsible for running Richard's affairs and helped raise funds to pay for Richard's (more...)
Langton, Stephen
Archbishop of Canterbury. After the death of Hubert Walter, king John wanted John Gray, bishop of Norwich as the new archbishop. The bishops and monks instead voted Reginald, the prior of Canterbury. John forced the election of Gray, but pope Innocent III did not agree and held a vote between Gray a (more...)
Montfort, Simon de
King John had confiscated the lands in Leicestershire from Simon de Montfort's father in 1207. Simon was granted the lands back by Henry III in 1231 and in January of 1238, Simon married Henry's sister Eleanor. As Earl of Leicester and a brother-in-law to the King, Simon held and important and power (more...)
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| Battles that took place in this time period |
1202 Aug 1 - Battle of Mirebeau
Arthur of Brittany was captured at the town of Mirebeau by William de Broase and handed over to John. Arthur was besieging the town in Anjou and had Eleanor of Aquitaine trapped in the castle.
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| Building work undertaken in this time period |
Lincoln Cathedral 1200 - 1220
Work began on the Lincoln Cathedral's main West transept, or Great transept in 1200.
Rochester Cathedral 1200 - 1227
Building work on eastern area of the Cathedral began in around 1200 and continued until 1227.
Winchester Cathedral 1202 - 1235
Work began on the retrochoir (area to the east of the presbytery) and the Lady Chapel of Winchester Cathedral. Until 1235.
Odiham Castle 1207 - 1212
At a cost of £1200, King John built the castle of Odiham.
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