Shakespeare’s Royal Education

Hosted by Dennis Leap

Shakespeare's Royal Education is built around the plays of William Shakespeare. Host Dennis Leap will focus on the plays that deal most with leadership and nation building.

#27: King John Surrenders to the Pope and Then Is Poisoned by a Bishop

Aired Wednesday, April 17, 2024   ·   09:00 AM CDT   ·   58 minutes

Host Dennis Leap finishes discussing Shakespeare's play The Life and Death of King John. King John returns from France to England but he is caught in a war with an invasion from Lewis the Dauphin. Salisbury, Pembroke and Bigot side with the French. During the battle, John grows sick, likely from dysentery, and is poisoned by a Catholic bishop.

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