| Ruler | Country | Start of Reign | Age at 1210 |
| John | England | 1199 | 43 | | 1210 | Haverfordwest Castle hosts King John  | | 1210 | Kenilworth Castle defences improved | | 1210 Jun 10 | John lands in Ireland | | 1211 Summer | Excommunication served | | 1211 Jul | Peace with Wales | | 1212 | William gives son as hostage | | 1212 | John extorts money from the barons | | 1212 Nov | John accepts Pope's demands | | 1213 Mar | John prepares against invasion | | 1213 Spring | French plan invasion | | 1213 Jul | Excommunication lifted | | 1213 Sep 26 | Pope's envoy arives in England | | 1213 Nov | John meets the Barons | | 1214 Feb 1 | Peter Des Roches become Justiciar | | 1214 Feb 2 | John sails for France | | 1214 Jun 29 | Interdict lifted | | 1214 Jul 27 | Battle of Bouvines | | 1214 Oct 15 | John returns from France | | 1215 | Llewellyn captures Abervagenny Castle | | 1215 | Colchester Castle occupied by the French | | 1215 Jan | John meets the Barons in London | | 1215 Mar 4 | John takes oath for Crusade | | 1215 Apr 1 | Pope sides with John | | 1215 May 12 | Baron's war | | 1215 May 17 | London falls to the Rebels | | 1215 May 27 | A truce is sought | | 1215 Jun 17 | John's Charter (the Magna Carta) | | 1216 Feb | Small French fleet land in London | | 1216 Feb | King John puts down revolt | | 1216 May 18 | A storm hits John's fleet | | 1216 May 21 | Prince Louis of France claims English Throne | | 1216 Jun | Kings John fights rebels in East Anglia | | 1216 Oct | King John attacks Berwick | | 1216 Oct | Death of King John | | 1216 Oct 19 | King John dies |
| | Henry III | England | 1216 | 3 | | 1216 Oct 28 | King Henry III Crowned | | 1216 Nov 12 | Revision to the John's Charter | | 1217 | Hubert de Burgh forces Louis to accept peace terms | | 1217 May 20 | Battle of Lincoln - Barons' War |
| | William I | Scotland | 1165 | ? | | 1212 | William gives son as hostage | | 1214 Dec 4 | William the Lyon of Scotland dies |
| | Alexander II | Scotland | 1214 | ? | | 1212 | William gives son as hostage | | 1214 Dec 5 | Alexander II became King of the Scots |
| | Philippe II | France | 1180 | ? | | 1213 Spring | French plan invasion | | 1214 Feb 2 | John sails for France | | 1214 Jul 27 | Battle of Bouvines | | 1215 | Colchester Castle occupied by the French |
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Excommunication of King John
| 1211 | Summer | Excommunication served | | | | In Northampton the Papal legate Pandulf served King John with his excommunication ordered by the Pope. For John this was a serious blow to his ability to rule the country as it absolved the King's subjects from their oaths of alliegence, gave the Barons reason to revolt and allowed the King of France to invade England to remove John from power. | | 1212 | Nov | John accepts Pope's demands | | | | Taking the advice of William Marshal John accepted the demands of the Pope and that Stephen Langton should become Archbishop. A peace mission was also sent to the Pope. | | 1213 | Mar | John prepares against invasion | | | | At a camp near Canterbury called Barham Down King John mobilized an army against the threat of invasion from the French. | | Spring | French plan invasion | | | | Because King John had been excommunicated by the Pope the French king, Philippe, had the right to invade England and remove John from the throne. Philippe wanted to put his son Louis in John's place. | | May 30 | French fleet defeated | | | | The English fleet defeated the French fleet off Damme, Flanders and the French plans of invasion are destroyed. | | Jul | Excommunication lifted | | | | When King John agreed to meet Stephen Langton at Winchester he was absolved from excommunication. | | Sep 26 | Pope's envoy arives in England | | | | Cardinal Nicholas De Romanis arrived in England to prepare for the settlement of the Interdict. John's punishment was to pay 100,000 marks to compensate the church for the losses he had caused it. | | 1214 | Jun 29 | Interdict lifted | | | | At St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, the Interdict was finally lifted. |
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| People who played important roles in this time period |
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...)
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...)
Llewelyn ap Iorwerth
Llewelyn the Great was the supreme leader of the Welsh Lords during the early years of Henry III's reign.
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| Battles that took place in this time period |
1214 Jul 27 - Battle of Bouvines
English forces under the control of Emperor Otto IV were defeated by Philip II of France.
1217 May 20 - Battle of Lincoln - Barons' War
Henry III's supporters defeated the forces belonging to the future King of France Louis VIII and the barons that were besieging the castle at Lincoln.
1217 Aug 24 - Battle off Sandwich
The French were defeated off Sandwich.
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| Building work undertaken in this time period |
Fountains Abbey 1210 - 1240
Rebuilding work of the eastern parts at Fountains Abbey.
Kenilworth Castle 1210 - 1215
King John spent time and money on the castle at Kenilworth, building outer walls and raising the height of the lake.
Bridgnorth Castle 1211 - 1212
Work was carried out on the outer defences at Bridgnorth.
Wallingford Castle 1215
The fortifications at Wallingford castle were strengthened at this time.
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