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Some sources give 1167 as John's year of birth, but the recorded travels of Henry and Eleanor and the known details of John's birth make that impossible.
Today in the Middle Ages: December 24, 1166
Submitted by Ursula on Sun, 2006/12/24 - 16:50.
1101 CE to 1200 CE | English | Today in the Middle Ages
The future King John of England was born on Christmas Eve 1166 C.E. in Oxford, England to Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II. One wonders what his mother thought of her Christmas bundle.
