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How far was the personality of
King John responsible for the loss
of Normandy in 1204?
- Summer 1204: John lost control of Normandy, Phillip II of
France invaded the duchy and took control of it
- March 1204: After a seven month siege
Chateau Gaillard was taken by Phillip II and his
army
- June 1204: Rouen, capital of Normandy, surrendered to
Phillip despite having held out against him in 1193
- December 1203: John had fled to England, and so
missed all of this action inf France and did little to
remedy it
- John lacked military, political and
diplomatic skills (compare with
Richard)
- John was perceived as devious and untrustworthy, not good
qualities in an age of PERSONAL KINGSHIP
- PERSONAL KINGSHIP: Where personality
and characteristics are an important part of
being a king
- PERSONAL KINGSHIP: Where personality
and characteristics are an important part of
being a king
- His marriage to Isabella of Angouleme offended some of his
most important Barons: The Poitiven Lusignans
- After John's victory at Mirebeau in 1202
he lost suppport of Aimeri of Thouars and
William des Roaches
- Rumour's of John's murder of his nephew
Arthur of Brittany led many of John's Barons
to renounce their fealty to him
- By 1202 John's personality led to the collapse of his
network of alleigences forged by Richard
- John's disputed succession in 1199 provided opportunities for Phillip II who
exploited the John-Arthur relationship and extort the terms in the treaty of Le
Goulet
- Phillip was an able opponent he transformed the finances
of the Capetian domain
- John inherited lads drained of cash (Richard used it all), he
couldn't retain the allegiance of his Barons
- William the Marshall "Sire, you have not
enough friends"
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