Major Events
- May 21 French crown prince Louis, invades England with 700 ships, having been invited by English barons at war with King John [1]
- Jul 22 French Prince Louis begins siege of Dover Castle in Kent, England - abandoned that October. Influential in denying Louis the English throne. [1]
- Oct 12 King John of England loses his crown jewels in The Wash as the flood tide swamps his wagons, probably near Fosdyke, perhaps near Sutton Bridge
- Oct 19 King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry III
- Oct 28 Henry III aged nine is crowned King of England at Gloucester Cathedral after the death of his father King John (2nd coronation in 1220)
- Dec 22 Pope Honorius III delegates decree "Religiosam vitam eligentibus"
Fun Fact About 1216
King John of England loses his crown jewels in The Wash as the flood tide swamps his wagons, probably near Fosdyke, perhaps near Sutton Bridge
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