REIGN OF DECEPTION – King John and the Signing of the MAGNA CARTA Part 1: Theft By Marriage

Thanks to the deft maneuvering of his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine, John Plantagenet, “Lackland”, “Softsword”, the brother of Richard the Lionheart becomes the unlikely King of England when Richard is unexpectedly killed.  John’s nephew, 15 year old Arthur of Brittany backed by the forces of King Philip of France wages war against his uncle attempting to take the throne of England himself.  To solidify his allegiances John marries a young French girl, the daughter of a powerful baron, stealing her from the altar of a rival.  The union sets off a chain of events leading to war, intrigue, treachery and true love which threatens John’s reign and his very life and that of his family.

MAGNA CARTA is the true story of King John Plantagenet’s tumultuous reign leading up to and following the signing of this extraordinary document. It is based on historic fact.  But history was a dangerous and violent place and John must find the sheer cunning to survive against overwhelming odds.