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title: John I of England Battling Philip II of France
author: British Library
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11575/john-i-of-england-battling-philip-ii-of-france/
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# John I of England Battling Philip II of France

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## Image File

[![John I of England Battling Philip II of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11575.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11575.jpg)

## Image Caption

An illumination from a 14th Century CE manuscript of the "Grandes Chroniques de France", depicting a [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) between John I of [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/) (r. 1199 - 1216 CE) and [Philip II](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Philip_II/) of France (r. 1180 - 1223 CE). Both kings are recognizable by their coats of arms; Philip II is identified by three pale [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) fleur-de-lis on a blue field, while John wears three pale gold lions on a red field. Made in [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), France c. 1332 - 1350 CE. By Mahiet (active c. 1320 - 1350 CE) and the Master of the Cambrai Missal (active c. late 1330s CE). British Library, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Library, B. (2019, December 06). John I of England Battling Philip II of France. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11575/john-i-of-england-battling-philip-ii-of-france/>
### Chicago
Library, British. "John I of England Battling Philip II of France." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 06, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11575/john-i-of-england-battling-philip-ii-of-france/>.
### MLA
Library, British. "John I of England Battling Philip II of France." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Dec 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11575/john-i-of-england-battling-philip-ii-of-france/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=43737) by **British Library**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 06 December 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.