What is King John (play)?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Shakespeare's King John at Drury Lane Theatre.jpg|thumb|Scene from ''King John'']] '''''King John''''' is a [[play (theatre)|play]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. It is a [[history play]] about King [[John of England]]. Shakespeare's source was [[Holinshed's Chronicles]]. It was probably first acted between 1596 and 1597. It was probably first printed in 1623 in the [[First Folio]].<ref>[http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-king-john.htm ''King John'']</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{William Shakespeare|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] [[Category:Plays based on English history]] [[Category:1590s plays]] {{lit-stub}}