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Richard became King and the first thing he did was go on Crusade.
Richard was aware that John was pleased to see him go to the middle
East where he could get killed and leave John to inherit his
domains. To try to prevent John from claimimg the English throne
while he was away, Richard gave him several titles including the
Count of Mortain and Lord of Ireland.
Richard also ordered John to stay away from England for three years.
Richard also nominated his nephew, Arthur of Brittany as heir to the
English throne eventhough the boy was only four years old. The only
problem for Richard came with the appointment of William Longchamp
whose job it was to administer the country while Richard was away.
Longchamp was an unpopular administrator with the Barons and John
became popular in his opposition. Richard became aware of John's
ambitions and the threat of civil war and sent Walter de Coutances,
Archbishop of Rouen to sort out the problems.
This Walter did this by taking Longchamp's place. At this point John
sort help from the French king Philippe II who was eager to obtain
lands that Richard owned in Normandy.
King John
Magna Carter Born
Family Tree Reign
Illiteracy
Ireland Betrayal
Opposition
Excommunicate
Death
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