01355383 Varieties of English and Cultures of English Native Speakers 04 | Página 4
Not only was he so treacherous and cruel that he was often
referred to as “Bad King John”, he was also rather terrible at
warfare.
Within only 5 years of his
reign, he lost most of the
Continental territories
that he inherited to King
Philippe Auguste of
France.
This great defeat gave
him another nickname--
John “Lackland”. And
despite several attempts
to win back Normandy, he
was never successful.
Normandy
Brittany
France
France
Aquitaine
Gascony
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