Nicola de la Haye . . . now there’s a woman you have probably never heard of.

Yet she is a reason you are reading this in English, not French.

It all started with Magna Carta, the great charter that limited the power of the king.

In 1215, King John, one of England’s least capable monarchs, had been forced to sign it after pressure from the English barons.

Within weeks, however, he began reneging on the promises he made, a matter that did not go down well with the nobles who divided into two camps – those that supported the king and a group of rebels. Civil war ensued.

The rebel barons invited Prince Louis, son of the French king, to take the throne.  He mustered an army and arrived in Kent in May 2016, declaring himself King of England on arrival.

John died in October 1216. His successor was … Read more

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